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
The sulfurous scent of hell wafted on the sea breeze.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The smell of rice cooking wafted through the house.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
One possibility is that the water on young Venus formed steam that wafted above the magma sea covering the newborn planet’s surface.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Music by Ludovico Einaudi, who paid his respects early on Sunday morning, wafted through the room.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, its yield has wafted up to over 5% amid energy’s weakness this year—and left shares relatively cheap.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
When the deputy approached the car, a strong odor of cannabis wafted from inside.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The smell of rice cooking wafted through the house.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
One possibility is that the water on young Venus formed steam that wafted above the magma sea covering the newborn planet’s surface.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Music by Ludovico Einaudi, who paid his respects early on Sunday morning, wafted through the room.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, its yield has wafted up to over 5% amid energy’s weakness this year—and left shares relatively cheap.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
When the deputy approached the car, a strong odor of cannabis wafted from inside.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafted
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Kansas City's brisk temperatures hovered in the low 50s as the red-and-gold looked to extend its winning record.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The number of murders attributed to the Boston Strangler has long hovered around 13 women, killed between June 14, 1962, and January 1964, all in the greater Boston area.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Several names have been floated as possible replacements for Kelly in Baton Rouge.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Baumgartner floated a similar measure in April as part of his Restore College Sports Act.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The final pass of the game from the 11 sailed out of bounds and incomplete.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Balloons in red and white dotted the sky, as the yachts with flags in the same colors sailed by.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some from their cohort had gone before — Paul Newman in 2008, Shelley Duvall in 2024, Gene Hackman in February — while others have simply drifted from view.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Its path began in northwestern Tennessee and drifted south over the course of a year.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Wafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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