smoke vs whiff

smoke and whiff both are nouns.

smoke and whiff both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smoke	Yes	No	Yes	No
whiff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, whiff is a hyponym of smoke; that is, whiff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smoke:

smoke: inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
whiff: smoke and exhale strongly

Other hyponyms of smoke include chain-smoke, puff, inhale, vape, dab.

smoke (noun)	whiff (noun)
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances	a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity	a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder	a short light gust of air
street names for marijuana
something with no concrete substance
an indication of some hidden activity
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

smoke (verb)	whiff (verb)
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes	utter with a puff of air
emit a cloud of fine particles	smoke and exhale strongly
	strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
	drive or carry as if by a puff of air
	perceive by inhaling through the nose

Difference between smoke and whiff

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