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There isn't even a drop of water in the pond.

Suppose I want to frame a sentence like this with reference to something different, say wind.
How would I do this?

Specifically, I'm looking for a word that fits in this sentence.

I didn't even feel a ___ of air today.

Maybe "molecule"?

Edit: Apparently, I wasn't clear enough. The context I want to use this sentence in is something like, not even a breeze about, and a completely still atmosphere. (It's the same way in which someone might shake a completely empty bottle and declare that there isn't even a drop of water in it.)

Best Answer

I didn't even feel a puff of air today.

puff n. - a small quantity emitted in a blast. Examples: puff of breath, 1667; of smoke, 1839; of vapour, 1869; of wind, 1400. Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms

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