whiff
noun
a trace or hint.
were 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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Entering Sunday’s start, hitters were swinging and missing on just 14.7 percent of his fastballs, less than half the rate at which they were whiffing in his Cy Young Award-winning 2019 season.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2022
