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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
/ wÉ’ft; wÉ‘Ëft /
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
- ˈ·É²¹´Ú³Ù²¹²µ±ð, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ·É²¹´Ú³Ùİù noun
- ³Ü²Ô··É²¹´Ú³ÙĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of waft1
Example Sentences
At the very least, Democrats and Republicans agree that wafting cigarette smoke in someone’s face and capturing their reaction on video — without first asking — is untoward.
The stench of the contaminated Tijuana River wafted in the morning air as Jasso hauled out a plastic shelving unit from the canopy.
Then she pulls out a fancy perfume bottle and wafts it under her nose, inhaling a chemical approximation of the scented flora surrounding them.
Like many Cubans and Cuban Americans, the silky crooning of band member Ibrahim Ferrer and the insatiable rhythm of “Candela†wafted through his grandparents’ living room and into his teenage ears.
The mix of scents and sounds — birdsongs commingled with freeway traffic and music, the smell of wild sage and wafting barbecue smoke — all feel uniquely L.A. to me.
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