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adjective

as in hovering

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verb

present participle of waft
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
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Aside from the change in hue, wafting smoke has impacted visibility and air quality – from the Great Lakes region to the Northeast – since Wednesday, July 15, and conditions are likely to persist through the weekend. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The lap-swimmer’s favorite, shiny new facilities at Hilda Solis Aquatic Center in the San Gabriel Valley include wafting notes of lavender and sage from a nearby indigenous garden. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026 No smoke wafting through the parking lots, which included multiple empty sections. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 Summer is here, your windows are open and the smell wafting in is of…car exhaust and the latest wildfire. — Emily Kwong, NPR, 16 June 2026 The unmistakable smell of cigar smoke is wafting about the corridor leading directly to the visitor’s locker room at Frost Bank Center. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Authorities responded to complaints about a bad smell wafting from a gray Toyota SUV with California plates parked in a grocery store parking lot near the stadium, the Post reported. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 The wafting smell of buttery grits floats in the air and the sound of oil crackling in pans bounces off concrete walls. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
  1. hovering
  2. floating
  3. hanging
  4. sailing
Adjective
  • He-Man was now a jolly, quip-ready hero, whose best friends were scaredy-cat Cringer (a green-and-yellow tiger who transformed into Battle Cat), and an annoying, hovering magician called Orko.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of hovering
Verb
  • Home to the first floating Zuma in the world, Japanese is arguably the Waldorf Astoria Maldives’ most popular cuisine.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • The interiors are purposefully focused around the driver, and the integrated gear-change gate beneath the floating dashboard immediately catches your eye.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026
Definition of floating
Adjective
  • Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of hanging
Verb
  • Similarly, Gemini services sailing to Ningbo on the May date had a 24-hour waiting time on average, which had extended to a one-to-two-day average time to berth by the end of June.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
  • Where Crystal Symphony Sails The ship is sailing to Alaska in the summer of 2026 before moving onward to Canada, New England, and the Caribbean.
    — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of sailing

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