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A trace or hint of something bad, menacing, or exciting

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly

An unpleasant smell

A puff or breath of air or smoke

A taste beforehand

Slight or narrow amount

To discern by the sense of smell

Have a strong unpleasant smell

To fail to execute a skill

To pant or breathe hard or with difficulty

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Noun

A trace or hint of something bad, menacing, or exciting

drop in the bucket

faint appearance

faintest notion

foggiest notion

sneaking suspicion

secondary meaning

a trifling amount

slight knowledge

fine distinction

subtle difference

subtle distinction

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“The smoke suggests a whiff of danger lurking around the corner.”

Noun

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly

eau de toilette

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“He heard faint movements, and caught a whiff of perfume.”

Noun

An unpleasant smell

unpleasant smell

disgusting odor

offensive smell

unpleasant odor

unwholesomeness

“He caught a whiff of the stench of his own feet, and tossed the boots aside.”

Noun

A puff or breath of air or smoke

slight movement

slight stirring

tropical cyclone

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“When the doors eventually open and the audience totter in, the candidate had moved next door, leaving only a whiff of cigar smoke hanging in the air.”

Noun

A taste beforehand

advance warning

advance showing

Noun

Slight or narrow amount

Verb

To discern by the sense of smell

detect the smell of

catch the scent of

pick up the smell of

become conscious of

become aware of

be on the track

be on the track of

be on the trail of

be conscious of

get the impression of

get the impression

have a sensation of

have an awareness of

become cognizant of

be cognizant of

get the picture

feel in your bones

have a funny feeling

catch the drift

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Verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell

Verb

To fail to execute a skill

fall flat on face with

handle awkwardly

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To pant or breathe hard or with difficulty

breathe heavily

breathe quickly

be out of breath

fight for breath

catch one's breath

gasp for breath

be short of breath

breathe rapidly

breathe noisily

catch your breath

struggle for air

struggle for breath

breathe audibly

breathe roughly

inhale and exhale

open the floodgates

draw in one's breath

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