Answer: whiffed

AnswerCrossword Clue
WHIFFEDFailed to hit
WHIFFEDInhaled or exhaled
WHIFFEDWhat Casey did.
WHIFFEDStruck out
whiffedGet a brief or faint smell of
whiffedWHIFF, to blow with slight gusts of air
whiffed(chiefly in baseball or golf) Try unsuccessfully to hit the ball