to waft
Present Participle
wafting
Past Tense
wafted
Past Participle
wafted
1
to move gently through the air, often referring to the drifting or floating motion of something light or delicate
- The scent of freshly baked bread wafts through the kitchen, tempting everyone in the house.
- During the festival, colorful kites wafted gracefully across the sky, carried by the wind.
- The curtains are wafting gently in the breeze, casting shifting patterns of light across the room.
- As we sailed along the river, the sound of laughter wafted across the water from nearby boats.
- By evening, the aroma of dinner will waft from the kitchen, enticing us to the dining table.
2
to blow or carry something gently through the air with a light and airy motion
- The gentle breeze wafts the scent of roses from the garden into the house.
- A light wind wafted the fragrance of pine trees through the forest yesterday.
- During the storm, strong gusts of wind were wafting debris through the air.
- Tomorrow's breeze will waft the aroma of freshly cut grass from the field into the park.
- The draft from the open window wafts the smell of freshly baked bread into the room.