wafted; wafting; wafts
: to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
heavenly aromas wafted from the kitchen
: to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves
wafter
noun
Examples of waft in a Sentence
Verb
The smell of chicken soup wafted up to my bedroom.
The sound of music wafted softly into the yard from our neighbor's house.
A breeze wafted the scent of roses towards our table.
Noun
wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
On the first day of October, the smoke wafting out of the quad and into the evening air is not an emergency.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
The scent of fragrant broth wafts from the kitchen into the bright dining room.
—Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Even though the regular season is creeping closer by the hour and the anticipation of it all is wafting through the city, Charles Lee insists not much has changed.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
On the first day of October, the smoke wafting out of the quad and into the evening air is not an emergency.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Don't leave your leftover broccoli water on the stove to waft for hours.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
The scent of fragrant broth wafts from the kitchen into the bright dining room.
—Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Waft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waft. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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