talk vs whiff

talk and whiff both are nouns.

talk and whiff both are verbs.

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

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

talk: express in speech
whiff: utter with a puff of air

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	whiff (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
an exchange of ideas via conversation	a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
idle gossip or rumor	a short light gust of air
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	whiff (verb)
express in speech	utter with a puff of air
exchange thoughts; talk with	smoke and exhale strongly
reveal information	strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
use language	drive or carry as if by a puff of air
deliver a lecture or talk	perceive by inhaling through the nose
divulge confidential information or secrets

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