waft
verb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for waft
Synonyms: Verb
drift, float, glide, hang, hover, poise, ride, sail, swim
Synonyms: Noun
air, breath, breeze, puff, zephyr
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of waft in a Sentence
Verb
The smell of chicken soup wafted up to my bedroom. The sound of music wafted softly into the yard from our neighbor's house. A breeze wafted the scent of roses towards our table.Noun
wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Sounds from Miller Park and Rexnord outdoor PA system waft over to the trail. — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Chin Up: Joy riding through Milwaukee on the Hank Aaron State Trail," 1 Sep. 2019 Behind him in the F4 section of the SDCCU Stadium parking lot, smoke wafts into the fading sunlight. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Tailgating and fireworks: San Diego sports in a nutshell," 31 Aug. 2019 Even in winter, the smoke from his daily two packs of Dunhills wafted out of the open windows. — The Economist, "Tim Bell, the founding father of fake news," 29 Aug. 2019 Reminders of my father’s heavy hands, astringent alcoholic breath wafted into my memory. — Jennifer Fliss, Washington Post, "When do I tell my partner about my past trauma?," 28 Aug. 2019 On those rare days, the wonderful smell of garlic wafts up the valley. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Gilroy’s garlic scent replaced with stench of leaders’ inaction," 31 July 2019 On the afternoon of June 8, 2012, a smoke plume wafted above the peak. — AZCentral.com, "Amid winding mountain roads, a village pushes back its encroaching fire threat," 23 July 2019 Some of the smoke wafted into the adjacent Hyatt Regency through a common corridor, setting off hotel smoke alarms and prompting a call for additional fire companies to investigate. — Laura Mcknight, nola.com, "Malfunctioning vacuum cleaner sparks 2-alarm fire at Entergy high-rise: NOFD," 6 June 2019 Some smoke even wafted its way across the pond to the United Kingdom, where the stunning sunset colors there were partly due to the wildfires across parts of Canada, the UK Met Office said. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Smoky skies? Red sunsets? Blame Canada.," 5 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The bar decidedly male and unaccustomed to such a throng of females or to the waft of estrogen rising like mist—its makeshift stage not a stage, exactly, more a dais of the kind used for elevating politicians above a crowd. — Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, "To Do," 26 Aug. 2019 The table is set for six, music wafts from the living room, and bottles of William Hill Napa Valley Chardonnay sink lower into an icy bath. — Sara Mae Albert, Harper's BAZAAR, "How to Plan a Casual Chic Dinner Party," 2 Aug. 2019 One waft of this candle and your life will be changed. — Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, "The cult-favorite Capri Blue candles are on sale at Nordstrom right now—and they will sell out," 23 July 2019 Raise a spoonful of tom kha kai, a traditional Laotian coconut chicken soup, to your lips, and a tantalizing perfume of lemongrass, lime, and galangal wafts upward. — Ewen Bell, National Geographic, "Discover why Laos is the world’s next great foodie destination," 10 July 2019 Its once-squalid floors and tiled walls now gleam, and a perfume of disinfectant wafts through the corridors. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "Needles on wane in BART trains and stations, another sign of fentanyl’s rise," 7 July 2019 The aroma of spicy shredded beef and pork wafts through the air. — Emma Schwartz, Bon Appétit, "How a Prison Cooking Show Connects Residents to Life Outside," 2 July 2019 To me, The Federal is the waft of truffles that billows from the front door and entices the arriving guest. — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, "The Federal, Agawam," 25 June 2019 But in Hungry, Gordinier invokes such playful and lush prose that the scents of mole, chiles and even lingonberry juice waft off the page. — Annabel Gutterman, Time, "Inside the Journey to Reinvent One of the World's Greatest Restaurants," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waft.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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