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waft
[ waft, wahft ]
verb (used with object)
- to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water:
The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- to send or convey lightly, as if in flight:
The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in the audience.
- Obsolete. to signal to, summon, or direct by waving.
verb (used without object)
- to float or be carried, especially through the air:
The sound wafted on the breeze. The music wafted across the lake.
waft
/ wɒft; wɑːft /
verb
- to carry or be carried gently on or as if on the air or water
noun
- the act or an instance of wafting
- something, such as a scent, carried on the air
- a wafting motion
- Also calledwaif nautical (formerly) a signal flag hoisted furled to signify various messages depending on where it was flown
Derived Forms
- ˈwaftage, noun
Other Words From
- wafter noun
- un·wafted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of waft1
Example Sentences
Walking his neighborhood, he would hear Wood’s voice along with Thee Midniters wafting in the background, emanating from nearby parties or from lowriders cruising down Whittier Boulevard, bumping his tunes.
Anxiety wafts through the air along with pot smoke.
There's the smell of baked biscuits wafting from Honeysuckle Biscuits & Bakery and the rumble of a nearby railroad train.
In the opening credits of “Gladiator II,” an oil painting of Omorogbe’s unnamed fighter wafts across the screen, promising, perhaps, a new generation of gladiatrices.
A pungent, fishy odor has been wafting through the air by Los Angeles’ shore this week, an unfortunate consequence of beautiful bioluminescent algae.
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