as in breeze
a slight or gentle movement of air
wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers
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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
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Open the door to the Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill gallery in the rural, rolling hills of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, an hour south of Tucson, and a soft aroma wafts out.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Are there horrible smells wafting around?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Smells of sweet treats like aebleskiver (Danish pancake balls) and gingerbread waft through the air from bakeries like Olsen’s Danish Village Bakery and Mortensen’s Danish Bakery.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Open the door to the Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill gallery in the rural, rolling hills of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, an hour south of Tucson, and a soft aroma wafts out.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
Even the signature scent wafting through the building, a heady blend of hinoki wood, jasmine, and bergamot, feels decidedly on-brand.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Are there horrible smells wafting around?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waft
Noun
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Stepping out in a dress and feeling a slight breeze?—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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And the slip-on design makes getting out the door a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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When temperatures hover around the freezing point, water under or in the pavement freezes and expands, pushing up on the road and stressing it in all directions.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Morning temps in Austin will hover near freezing, but afternoon highs will remain relatively mild, reaching the 50s from the Panhandle to the coast.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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But in Florida democracy, a majority is less than a whiff of a puff of a nonexistent chemtrail.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Customers can expect the brand's beloved scones, cardamom buns, and focaccia on the menu; The San Francisco Standard reports that owner Marisa Williams also plans to start selling guava tarts and apple rhubarb puffs.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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James Cook had spent more time sailing the Pacific than the other Europeans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The submarine sailed out from the shipyard operated by CSBC Corp, Taiwan, in Kaohsiung to conduct its sixth sea acceptance test.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Balance teaches validated meditation skills, such as body scan, breath control, and visualization.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Thompson gasped loudly as the injection began taking effect, according to The Associated Press, before taking about a dozen breaths that turned into snoring sounds.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The resulting images of floating cameras, canisters, and film boxes push the idea of spirit photography to a conceptual (and rather comic) extreme.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Beyond calling for reskilling workers displaced by AI, Stockwood has previously floated the idea of tech companies being taxed in order to fund universal basic income payments.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Astronomers have detected simple organic molecules drifting through interstellar clouds and preserved in meteorites and comets, indicating that biologically important compounds can form in space and be delivered to planetary surfaces.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Roadways are hazardous due to accumulated, blowing and drifting snow and roads may be icy.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Jan. 2026
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Miranda and two of the passengers, who have not been publicly identified, were able to swim to the bank and climb out.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Steve gathers with a number of us who swim in Coney Island about twice a week.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Waft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waft. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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