Preposition: of

• hypocrisy: Beside, there is a whiff of hypocrisy here.

• scandal: This has the whiff of previous scandals about ' burying bad news ' .

• panic: There is more than a whiff of moral panic about some of the accusations being leveled at the residents of Marsham Street.

• smoke: The occasional chalet adds a whiff of wood smoke to the smell of pine.

• success: THERE'S a whiff of success about Peugeot's new supermini - and that's two months before it goes on sale.

• something: Eli snuffed his nose, catching a faint whiff of something rotten.

Object

• bit: He must be starting to whiff a bit by now?

Converse of object

• catch: In fact, Tom Cox can still catch a whiff of Brut off him from here.. .

• detect: The new shift in policy has led magic mushroom shop owners to detect a whiff of government hypocrisy.

• get: Hope their general public at least get a whiff of what their boys achieved.

• have: To my mind these two texts have a whiff of reality about them.

• experience: Perhaps, this is a draw back to the time when visitors would experience the unpleasant whiffs emanating from the SeaPro fish-rendering plant.

• take: Taking a deep whiff of the fur, she tossed it back down.

Adjective modifier

• faint: There is not even a faint whiff of fried potatoes.

• unpleasant: Either way, there is an unpleasant whiff of charred flesh about these tales.

• slight: It only needs a slight whiff of wind to send them flying through the air.

• distinct: On Thursday there was more than a distinct whiff of drain smell around the chamber.

• occasional: There, engulfed by humming sewing machines and the occasional whiff of industrial solvent, he irons embroidery patterns onto dresses.

• strong: There's a strong whiff of which crimes the public is most cross about in this policy decision.

Noun used with modifier

• merest: Usually, the merest whiff of cultural or religious indoctrination would make me run a mile.