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
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
The smell of dill wafting through the air.
—Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Most of these trees even have beautiful flowers, wafting a pleasant fragrance throughout your garden.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
Her special move was driving forward from the back and wafting in threatening crosses with her left foot.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The sound breathes, oscillating between close instrumentation and wafting voices.
—Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
The smell of dill wafting through the air.
—Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Most of these trees even have beautiful flowers, wafting a pleasant fragrance throughout your garden.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
Her special move was driving forward from the back and wafting in threatening crosses with her left foot.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The sound breathes, oscillating between close instrumentation and wafting voices.
—Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 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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In that video, the influencer appears to come across what is seemingly the carcass of an alligator floating in the water and shoots it repeatedly.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The all-villa layout of Raffles Sentosa Singapore delivers solitude in the heart of one of Southeast Asia’s busiest cities—a place where floating in one’s private pool has the potential to be the most strenuous cardio routine of the day.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Built in the Netherlands, sailing under the Liberian flag and operated by Germany’s Hammonia Reederei, the 441-foot ship docked at the Clure Public Marine Terminal to offload 33 pieces of cargo that will be transported overland to Alberta, Canada.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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Three of the vessels were sailing under Iranian flags.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2026.
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