Get to know Whiffing better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Whiffing meaning
present participle and gerund of whiff
Using Whiffing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of whiff
- In the example corpus, whiffing often appears in combinations such as: whiffing on, for whiffing.
Context around Whiffing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whiffing
- In this selection, "whiffing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, season, knows and scientist stand out and add context to how "whiffing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and tigress whiffing on their and armchair scientist whiffing on public. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whiffing" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whiffing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Matt Groh knows whiffing on this one is not an option. (11 words)
Whiffing on a pick could be catastrophic for their internal development. (11 words)
This post needs that GIF of Willams completely whiffing on Diggs. (11 words)
His worst moment was misjudging a deep pass from Dalton in the closing seconds of the first half, whiffing on the attempt to deflect the pass and watching it fall into Ross’s hands for a 55-yard touchdown. (39 words)
It seems Epstein’s experience as an armchair scientist whiffing on public health with deadly consequences — Donald Trump’s administration enthusiastically clung to Epstein’s baseless analysis at the outset of the pandemic — has taught him some humility. (38 words)
Judge said he felt “a little jumpy to begin with,” but after whiffing at a high fastball in his second plate appearance, he told himself to take it easy and the results followed. (33 words)
Hey Mike, Aren’t you giving Devonta Freeman a pass for whiffing on the block leading to the strip-sack? (20 words)
Example sentences (12)
Hufanga gradually declined over the season, whiffing on tackles and giving up TD’s.
Judge said he felt “a little jumpy to begin with,” but after whiffing at a high fastball in his second plate appearance, he told himself to take it easy and the results followed.
Matt Groh knows whiffing on this one is not an option.
It seems Epstein’s experience as an armchair scientist whiffing on public health with deadly consequences — Donald Trump’s administration enthusiastically clung to Epstein’s baseless analysis at the outset of the pandemic — has taught him some humility.
Hey Mike, Aren’t you giving Devonta Freeman a pass for whiffing on the block leading to the strip-sack?
Jordan, though, is distracted by a phone call with bad news (presumably) about Sportsmaster and Tigress whiffing on their hits, so he alerts Principal Bowin.
Tucker Sorenson hurled two innings of shutout ball, giving up just one hit while walking three and whiffing three.
Whiffing on a pick could be catastrophic for their internal development.
He said he was happy that he had adjusted to Duffey’s high fastball as opposed to whiffing against it, as he had in the previous game.
His worst moment was misjudging a deep pass from Dalton in the closing seconds of the first half, whiffing on the attempt to deflect the pass and watching it fall into Ross’s hands for a 55-yard touchdown.
Brady played great…except for whiffing on an easy catch and fumbling at the worst (some say “best”) possible moment.
This post needs that GIF of Willams completely whiffing on Diggs.
Common combinations with whiffing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- whiffing on 9×
- for whiffing 2×