waff
Americannoun
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a puff or blast of air, wind, etc.
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a brief view; glance.
noun
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a gust or puff of air
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a glance; glimpse
verb
Etymology
Origin of waff
1590–1600; derivative of dial. waff to wave
Example Sentences
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It quickly went viral as fans attempted to recreate a jazzercise-inflected passage of the choreography, which was created collaboratively by Maite Marcos, Shakira, Marc Tore and Sadeck Waff.
From New York Times
Sierra Waff and her 10-year-old son were crossing a street in Seattle’s Chinatown International District early Monday morning when the driver of a black Mercury sedan struck the boy and a man, leaving them injured.
From Seattle Times
Waff said she was walking to a parking garage so she could drive her son Landyn to school around 7:45 a.m. when the car, which she described as “erratic,” plowed through the crosswalk at Fourth Avenue South and South Jackson Street.
From Seattle Times
“I was mortified. It all just happened so fast,” Waff said.
From Seattle Times
Waff made sure to document the incident by taking photos with her cellphone.
From Seattle Times
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