as in hovered
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 wafted
Miguel Otárola The Denver Post (TNS) DENVER — The smell of sauteed shrimp wafted across the event hall behind Hot Shot Coffee in north Denver.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
From another room somewhere, the stink of cigarettes wafted in.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The dust wafted inland and dissipated in minutes.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Thousands of fans lined the streets to show the players their support and smoke from flares wafted through the air, while inside the ground, the South Stand was transformed into a sea of flags and banners.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
On the Valley of Shadows podcast, the two spoke of the smells of sagebrush and cowboy cologne that wafted by when the wind picked up.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside, the aromas of beef tenderloin, simmering vegetables, sweet potatoes and gravy wafted from the small commercial kitchen.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Micron has come a long way since its humble founding nearly half a century ago in the basement of a Boise dental office, where sedative gas wafted through the floorboards and an early executive used a hair dryer to keep the company’s logo from smearing off its chips.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
On the ground floor, the smell of buttery pastries wafted from a test kitchen packed with students.
—Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
From another room somewhere, the stink of cigarettes wafted in.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The dust wafted inland and dissipated in minutes.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Thousands of fans lined the streets to show the players their support and smoke from flares wafted through the air, while inside the ground, the South Stand was transformed into a sea of flags and banners.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
On the Valley of Shadows podcast, the two spoke of the smells of sagebrush and cowboy cologne that wafted by when the wind picked up.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside, the aromas of beef tenderloin, simmering vegetables, sweet potatoes and gravy wafted from the small commercial kitchen.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Micron has come a long way since its humble founding nearly half a century ago in the basement of a Boise dental office, where sedative gas wafted through the floorboards and an early executive used a hair dryer to keep the company’s logo from smearing off its chips.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
On the ground floor, the smell of buttery pastries wafted from a test kitchen packed with students.
—Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafted
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If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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On Friday, West Texas Intermediate hovered around $102 and Brent crude topped $108, though prices for physical delivery are higher.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Giuliani floated the idea of changing the law to run for a third term or serving an extra three months to help with a post-9/11 recovery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Bondholders weren't on board and floated a counter proposal.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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While other artists of ambition sailed for Europe, Cole’s protégé was perfectly satisfied sketching along the Hudson.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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By Wednesday’s Game 5 of this first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, the motto had drifted down toward the bottom of the giveaways, and the font size shrank.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Their most familiar neighbor was the occasional manatee that drifted by their home.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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