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
Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Fall is all about fragrance—from the pumpkin spice wafting through every coffee shop to earthy scents of dewy grass dotted with falling leaves to the pots of mums that adorn every front step in the neighborhood.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Victoria grew up surrounded by fresh flavors, from handmade tortillas to the scent of sweet breads wafting from neighborhood panaderías.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Sitting up high while barely five feet tall, no doors in the summertime, bushels of basil and rosemary from the farmer’s market wafting up to the front.
—Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
The first singles from Carey’s 16th album are dripping with braggadocio with her inimitable voice wafting like smoke.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
The high-quality wax imbues the air in my home with the same scent as a salty breeze wafting over a hammock on the dunes.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
We are constantly assaulted by the smell wafting out of car windows.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The smoke wafting down in the United States is not as severe as the smoke and reduction in air quality seen from the 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke that turned the skies over some major cities, including New York City, orange.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Outside his own home, a bright blue house in the remote borough of Arroyo Naranjo, Mustelier Oruña’s music seeps through windows, wafting out of neighboring living rooms and kitchens.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Fall is all about fragrance—from the pumpkin spice wafting through every coffee shop to earthy scents of dewy grass dotted with falling leaves to the pots of mums that adorn every front step in the neighborhood.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Victoria grew up surrounded by fresh flavors, from handmade tortillas to the scent of sweet breads wafting from neighborhood panaderías.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Sitting up high while barely five feet tall, no doors in the summertime, bushels of basil and rosemary from the farmer’s market wafting up to the front.
—Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
The first singles from Carey’s 16th album are dripping with braggadocio with her inimitable voice wafting like smoke.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
The high-quality wax imbues the air in my home with the same scent as a salty breeze wafting over a hammock on the dunes.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
We are constantly assaulted by the smell wafting out of car windows.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The smoke wafting down in the United States is not as severe as the smoke and reduction in air quality seen from the 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke that turned the skies over some major cities, including New York City, orange.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
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Crude is down 11% this year, with some analysts expecting prices, currently hovering above $60 a barrel, to dip into the low $50s as oversupply builds.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Safe havens surge While stocks are hovering near record highs, a surge in gold and silver prices is signaling lingering concern about political and economic uncertainty.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The art news website ArtNet even pointed out that the scene in season 3 of White Lotus in which Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Woods are floating dead in the water appears to invoke the Millais painting.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Republicans are floating ways to put income caps on the subsidies or limit the number of people who are eligible to receive them.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Verb
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Centuries ago, a fleet of Spanish ships laden with gold, silver and jewels taken from the New World was sailing back to Spain when a hurricane wrecked the flotilla on July 31, 1715, spilling the treasures into the sea, according to the 1715 Fleet Society.—
Kate Payne,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Emerald Cruises & Tours follows the seasons by sailing Europe’s rivers when blossoms and vineyards are at their peak, and heading south for Caribbean warmth in the winter.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Wafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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