whiff
nounUK /wɪf/
US /wɪf/
A whiff is a quick little smell of something.
I caught a whiff of fresh cookies from the kitchen.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small puff or gust of air or smoke.
A whiff of smoke drifted from the chimney.
3. A swinging miss in baseball or golf.
He took a big swing but it was just a whiff.
4. A hint or slight trace of something.
There was a whiff of trouble in the air.