whiff
noun
a trace or hint.
was whiffing
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past progressiveof whiff.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Probably he was whiffing the trunks of the trees roundabout, looking up eagerly into them.
From Frank of Freedom Hill by Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur) Derieux
