waff

[waf, wahf]

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a puff or blast of air, wind, etc.

2. a brief view; glance.

waff

/ wæf, wɑːf /

noun

1. a gust or puff of air

2. a glance; glimpse

verb

1. to flutter or cause to flutter

Word History and Origins

Origin of waff¹

1590–1600; derivative of dial. waff to wave

Word History and Origins

Origin of waff¹

C16: Scottish and northern English variant of _wave

Example Sentences

Video from a neighbor’s home surveillance camera video, published by WAFF, captured the shooting.

From Seattle Times

It quickly went viral as fans attempted to recreate a jazzercise-inflected passage of the choreography, which was created collaboratively by Maite Marcos, Shakira, Marc Tore and Sadeck Waff.

From New York Times

They were then dragged about 20 feet, Waff said.

From Seattle Times

Landyn sustained a bad concussion and has bruising everywhere, Waff said.

From Seattle Times

Waff made sure to document the incident by taking photos with her cellphone.

From Seattle Times