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How to pronounce “whiff”

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Pronunciation guide for whiff

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of whiff with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemicI'll give is every time there's a whiff
Definition summary: A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.

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How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

I'll give is every time there's a whiff

[Noun]
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
A flag used as a signal.
Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
(figuratively)
(archaic) An expulsion of explosive or shot.
(nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
(obsolete) A sip of an alcoholic beverage.
[Verb]
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[Adjective]
(informal) Having a strong or unpleasant odour.
[Interjection]
Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.