whiff vs smell

whiff and smell both are nouns.

whiff and smell both are verbs.

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

As verbs, smell is a hypernym of whiff; that is, smell is a word with a broader meaning than whiff:

whiff: perceive by inhaling through the nose
smell: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

whiff (noun)	smell (noun)
a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike	the act of perceiving the odor of something
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil	any property detected by the olfactory system
a short light gust of air	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

whiff (verb)	smell (verb)
utter with a puff of air	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
smoke and exhale strongly	emit an odor
strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third	inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
drive or carry as if by a puff of air	smell bad
perceive by inhaling through the nose	have an element suggestive (of something)

Difference between whiff and smell

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