as in breeze
a slight or gentle movement of air
wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers
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as in to hover
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 waft
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Image Famous people — Tom Stoppard, Oliver Sachs, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe — waft in and out, as does the English playwright Alan Bennett, his great lifelong friend.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
The smoke is expected to waft across the country, causing a moderate air quality level over much of the East Coast by the end of the day, according to the air quality forecast at AirNow.gov.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Noun
As the pressure cooker’s waft of steam floats through the air at the Overtown center, everyone hurries to taste the soup.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Image Famous people — Tom Stoppard, Oliver Sachs, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe — waft in and out, as does the English playwright Alan Bennett, his great lifelong friend.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Verb
The smell of sage filled the salt-water air, the white smoke wafting in the wind.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
The smoke is expected to waft across the country, causing a moderate air quality level over much of the East Coast by the end of the day, according to the air quality forecast at AirNow.gov.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waft
Noun
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The thick glass holds up well against the elements and is a breeze to clean.—
Jamie Fischer,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Vionic Kimmie Slip-on Shoe Slip-on sneakers make going through the airport a breeze.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Gas prices are hovering near their lowest summer level in four years as millions of people ready themselves to hit the roads over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 July 2025
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When the first pitch of the Texas baseball team's home opener is thrown around 1 p.m. on Friday, temperatures in the Austin area will be hovering around 35 degrees.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But a small puff of air, stirred up as an enormous glass door to a dinosaur's cage slides open, drives that wrapper into a vent.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Raw alligator was observed thawing at a prep sink where masa puff balls were being prepared.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Boaters can set out from the property and sail into Vineyard Harbor and the open waters beyond.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Inspired by Soap Box Derby races, they were engineered simply so families could assemble them at home for kids to learn to sail.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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Lily rolled over, now, onto her back, away from her husband’s meticulous ledgers, and tried to capture her breath, which along with her heart, these days, had the habit of running away from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Beyond performance, breath plays a key role in understanding chronic disease.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Following that, Smith, 26 at the time, was assigned to the USS Carl Vinson — a massive aircraft carrier that doubles as a floating city.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Use floating row covers over seedlings and susceptible crops such as eggplants, which can be decimated by flea beetles.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfire.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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After drifting to the sidelines in last week’s Snatch Game, this is exactly where Bosco needed to land this week.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Stagnation also causes the water to become unhealthy for the visitors who swim in the pools and draws mosquitoes to the area.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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In 2023, a Travis County resident died from an amoeba after swimming in Lake LBJ.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
11 July 2025
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“Waft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waft. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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