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1. (v.t.) waft
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water:
A breeze wafted the music across the lake.
2. waft
to send or convey lightly:
wafting kisses across the footlights.
3. (v.i.) waft
to float or be carried, esp. through the air.
4. (n.) waft
a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived.
5. waft
a wafting motion, as a light current or gust:
a waft of air.
6. waft
the act of wafting.
Etymology: (1535–45; back formation from late ME waughter armed escort vessel < D or LG wachter watchman)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) pennant, pennon, streamer, waft
a long flag; often tapering
2. (verb) waft
be driven or carried along, as by the air
"Sounds wafted into the room"
3. (verb) waft
blow gently
"A breeze wafted through the door"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) waft
a wave or current of wind
2. (noun) waft
a signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air
3. (noun) waft
an unpleasant flavor
4. (noun) waft
a knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag
5. (verb) waft
to give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon
6. (verb) waft
to cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel
7. (verb) waft
to cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy
8. (verb) waft
to be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float
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