To waft.
To sniff.
To strike out.
To miss the ball completely.
To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
To fail spectacularly at a task.
To fish with a handline.
The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollock, mackerel, etc.