as in floating
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 wafting
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
During the decades with Cox at the helm of the Braves, the smell of cigar smoke became familiar, wafting from the home dugout on early afternoons at old Fulton County Stadium or from a cubbyhole next to the home dugout at Turner Field.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
The sun is tickling our necks, the smell of cherry blossoms are wafting through the air, and dazzling new produce is popping up left, right, and center.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
But a radioactive cloud was wafting across Europe, setting off alarms in a Swedish laboratory nearly seven hundred miles away and slowly sickening tens of thousands of people.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Get ready for some serious Southwestern aromas to start wafting from your slow cooker.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
There is an sinister quality to the widowed father’s appeal wafting throughout the entire season.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Spring has sprung in Florida, bringing warmer temperatures, beautiful blooms, pollen wafting through the air and the Easter season.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Photos posted to social media by community members showed smoke wafting from the roof and firefighters digging into the structure to access the flames.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
During the decades with Cox at the helm of the Braves, the smell of cigar smoke became familiar, wafting from the home dugout on early afternoons at old Fulton County Stadium or from a cubbyhole next to the home dugout at Turner Field.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
The sun is tickling our necks, the smell of cherry blossoms are wafting through the air, and dazzling new produce is popping up left, right, and center.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
But a radioactive cloud was wafting across Europe, setting off alarms in a Swedish laboratory nearly seven hundred miles away and slowly sickening tens of thousands of people.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Get ready for some serious Southwestern aromas to start wafting from your slow cooker.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
There is an sinister quality to the widowed father’s appeal wafting throughout the entire season.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Spring has sprung in Florida, bringing warmer temperatures, beautiful blooms, pollen wafting through the air and the Easter season.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
Adjective
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This is surprising for something that is supposed to require less hovering, especially if the host is out of hearing range of the device's alerts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee marked up 21 bills in a single session last month and eight separate, additional bills are floating around Congress related to advanced AI and export controls, including the Safe Chips Act and the Chip Security Act.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Designed by Carlo Mollino, the floating 1950s retreat retains many of the legendary Italian designer’s original interiors and custom furnishings.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The pair finished up with Colbert sending a congratulatory cake from the network – a multi-layered wedding-style beast – sailing downward.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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But a small number of ships with Iranian cargo are still sailing.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Wafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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