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Definitions: WHIFFING |
WHIFFINGNoun1. A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel, and the like. 2. The act of one who, or that which, whiffs. Personal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Whiff |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | A method of fishing which consists essentially in dragging through the water a bait or bright object to which a hook is attached. It is employed for the capture of predaceous surface-feeding fishes. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Lord Chesterfield | A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility. |
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Ending with "WHIFFING": de-whiffing. | |
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| Language | Translations for "WHIFFING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 吹送 (whiff, Whiffed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dørgefiskeri (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | visserij met sleeplijn (railing, troll lining, trolling), trolling (railing, troll lining, trolling), sleeplijnvisserij (railing, troll lining, trolling), sleephengelen (railing, troll lining, trolling), lijnvisserij (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | uistelu (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pêche à la traîne, pêche à la caille *. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | paffend (puffing away), blasend (blowing, tooting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αλιεία με συρτή (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pesca con lenza trainata (railing, troll lining, trolling), pesca con lenza al traino (railing, troll lining, trolling), pesca alla traina (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iffingwhay pesca ao corrico (railing, troll lining, trolling), corricar (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) попахивать (whiffs). (various references) pesca a la cacea (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) dörjfiske (railing, troll lining, trolling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"WHIFFING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Whiffin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-f-g-h-i-i-n-w" | |
-2 letters: fifing, wifing. | |
-3 letters: whiff. | |
-4 letters: nigh, whig, whin, wing. | |
-5 letters: fig, fin, ghi, gin, hin, iff, wig, win. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-f-g-h-i-i-n-w" | |
+1 letter: whiffling. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 48 49 46 46 49 4E 47 |
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