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to waft
01
to move gently through the air, often referring to the drifting or floating motion of something light or delicate
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
waft
3rd person singular
wafts
Present participle
wafting
Past simple
wafted
Past participle
wafted
Examples
The scent of freshly baked bread wafts through the kitchen, tempting everyone in the house.
02
to blow or carry something gently through the air with a light and airy motion
Examples
The gentle breeze wafts the scent of roses from the garden into the house.
Waft
01
a long flag; often tapering
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
wafts
Lexical Tree
wafture
waft
