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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
The ‘incident’ consisted of King wafting a hand at Slattery, who did a cracking job (above) of making zero meaningful contact look like a stiff right hand from Mike Tyson.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 23 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
Flickers of the time period are made plain through the musical choices wafting through the radio.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Are there horrible smells wafting around?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
No gasoline from water taxis, no jerk smoke from a beach shack, no sunscreen haze wafting off a catamaran day trip.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
The ‘incident’ consisted of King wafting a hand at Slattery, who did a cracking job (above) of making zero meaningful contact look like a stiff right hand from Mike Tyson.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 23 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
Flickers of the time period are made plain through the musical choices wafting through the radio.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Are there horrible smells wafting around?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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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Richard Jones, a crude oil analyst at Energy Aspects, told CNN that Iran has boosted exports since mid-February and private refineries can still access some Iranian oil through their floating storage vessels, most of which are off Singapore.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Guests can also book a special and more intimate dining experience on a floating platform, perched 50 meters above a nearby river convergence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The roughly 650-year-old ship, which was likely sailing from China to Temasek, a historic settlement on the site of modern-day Singapore, contained a record haul of Yuan Dynasty porcelain, according to the paper that detailed its discovery.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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In June 2022, one American speedboat was sailing west of Cayo Fragoso, north of Villa Clara, and entered Cuba’s territorial waters.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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Leaving either of those bare was a topic of discussion, Carney says; a trade-off between the goal of paying homage to Steinway’s legacy and getting enough hanging space.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Wafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafting. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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