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waft

[ waft, wahft ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water:

    The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.

  2. to send or convey lightly, as if in flight:

    The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in the audience.

  3. Obsolete. to signal to, summon, or direct by waving.


verb (used without object)

  1. to float or be carried, especially through the air:

    The sound wafted on the breeze. The music wafted across the lake.

noun

  1. a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived:

    a waft of perfume.

  2. a wafting movement; light current or gust:

    a waft of air.

  3. the act of wafting.
  4. Also Nautical. a signal given by waving a flag.

waft

/ wɒft; wɑːft /

verb

  1. to carry or be carried gently on or as if on the air or water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of wafting
  2. something, such as a scent, carried on the air
  3. a wafting motion
  4. Also calledwaif nautical (formerly) a signal flag hoisted furled to signify various messages depending on where it was flown
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwaftage, noun
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Other Words From

  • wafter noun
  • un·wafted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waft1

1535–45; back formation from late Middle English waughter armed escort vessel < Dutch or Low German wachter watchman; in some senses confused with waff
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waft1

C16 (in obsolete sense: to convey by ship): back formation from C15 wafter a convoy vessel, from Middle Dutch wachter guard, from wachten to guard; influenced by waff
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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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

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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