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
Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Are there horrible smells wafting around?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
There's nothing like waking up to the smell of a stack of pancakes and sizzling bacon wafting from the kitchen on a Saturday morning.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Mary Rodgers later recalled driving up to a brownstone on East Seventy-third Street, where her team heard music wafting through the door.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Custom scents wafting throughout the space.
—Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
The 75-year-old ginkgo trees have been wafting the unpleasant smell into the air at the Northern California park, forcing residents to brave the stench that is comparable to vomit, The Sacramento Bee and SFGATE report.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
These are serious temples of pleasure, with irresistible aromas wafting out and window displays beckoning with equal measures of art and enticement.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
There’s a smell wafting out of the Chase Center practice facility as the Golden State Warriors prepare for the 2025-26 season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 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
There's nothing like waking up to the smell of a stack of pancakes and sizzling bacon wafting from the kitchen on a Saturday morning.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Mary Rodgers later recalled driving up to a brownstone on East Seventy-third Street, where her team heard music wafting through the door.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Custom scents wafting throughout the space.
—Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
The 75-year-old ginkgo trees have been wafting the unpleasant smell into the air at the Northern California park, forcing residents to brave the stench that is comparable to vomit, The Sacramento Bee and SFGATE report.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
These are serious temples of pleasure, with irresistible aromas wafting out and window displays beckoning with equal measures of art and enticement.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
There’s a smell wafting out of the Chase Center practice facility as the Golden State Warriors prepare for the 2025-26 season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
Verb
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The world's top consumer had been hovering close to the target for days and has now booked enough cargoes to meet it, according to traders familiar with the shipments.—
Hallie Gu,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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This shift from a legacy chip manufacturer to a vital AI infrastructure supplier justifies a notable valuation premium, with the P/S ratio currently hovering around 26x compared to a five-year average of 10x.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Within days, a boater found a suitcase containing human legs floating in the bay, followed by two more suitcases over the next week, The Star-Ledger reported.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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By morning, the bubbles would long have gone flat and the little bodies of the millers would be floating in the water, their wings soaked and black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Max Houser 6-Tier Hanging Closet Shelf Instantly create more hanging space with this fabric shelving unit that makes use of otherwise dead vertical space.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Dec. 2025
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The fleet is a compilation of aging vessels and tankers owned by nontransparent entities with addresses in non-sanctioning countries, and sailing under flags from such countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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According to data pulled by CruiseMapper, the ship was sailing near the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia at the time of the incident.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Wafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafting. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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