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noun

Definition of waftnext
as in breeze
a slight or gentle movement of air wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers

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waft

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verb

ˈwäft How to pronounce waft (audio)
as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass

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Recent Examples of waft
Noun
On Saturday at the festival’s Olympia Theatre, however, a distinct waft of emotion was in the air when Athina Rachel Tsangari arrived to present her latest feature Harvest. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 Enter any home in Oman, however small, and you will be welcomed with wafts of frankincense scenting the air, followed by a cup of sweet Arabic coffee and an offering of succulent dates. — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
The stench of the contaminated Tijuana River wafted in the morning air as Jasso hauled out a plastic shelving unit from the canopy. Inside the canopy, one of the last remaining items was a stuffed Minnie Mouse, her bubblegum pink shoes shaded gray with dirt. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025 This will be nothing like a Chiefs game, with smoke wafting through all corners of the parking lot for hours before a game. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waft
  1. breeze
  2. hover
  3. puff
  4. sail
  5. breath
  6. float
  7. drift
  8. swim
Noun
  • Not to mention, a one-piece will make getting ready for your graduation an absolute breeze.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The smooth porcelain interior heats up evenly and is a breeze to clean.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of breeze
Verb
  • The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.
    — Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.
    — Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of hover
Noun
  • Both rockets released their payloads—think ion guages, magnetometers, and vapor chasers; the latter released colorful puffs of gas—during an auroral substorm.
    — Michael D'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
  • One dines on such sophisticated and opulent appetizers as smoked salmon ravioli (a special on a recent night, $10), which were fat puffs of pasta stuffed with salmon and seasonings.
    — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of puff
Verb
  • In the seventh, Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a solo home run that sailed over the left field fence and onto the new two-story A’s club house, a 406-foot shot for a Padres 5-3 lead, and A’s ace Luis Severino dropped to 0-2 on the season despite an otherwise solid outing.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The boat sails off into the sunset, Timothy smiling out over the waves, and we’re deprived any meaningful fallout.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of sail
Noun
  • For people everywhere, the start of spring signals a time of rebirth and a breath of fresh air.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Packing enough power under the hood to get daily computing tasks fast, this laptop will be a breath of fresh air in your day-to-day routine.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of breath
Verb
  • Trump floated a plan to nix the federal income tax and replace revenue with money from tariffs.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Governor Kathy Hochul later floated her own Brooklyn-to-Queens light-rail project, the Interborough Express, or IBX.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of float
Verb
  • But with the wind howling in Tuesday at Rate Field, left fielder Andrew Benintendi drifted over and made the catch.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Since then it’s drifted much farther away and has dimmed considerably.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of drift
Verb
  • Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Don't swim towards the beach against the rip current.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Watch diver swim alongside massive sunfish in Mexico Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news A $2,300 iPhone?
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of swim

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