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- Dictionarywaft/wäft/
verb
- 1. pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air: "the smell of stale fat wafted out from the cafe" Similar
noun
- 1. a gentle movement of air.
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noun. 1. : something (such as an odor) that is wafted: whiff. 2. : a slight breeze : puff. 3. : the act of waving. 4. : a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction.
WAFT definition: 1. to (cause to) move gently through the air: 2. a smell or smoke that moves through the air: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of 'waft' waft. (wɒft , wæft ) Word forms: wafts , wafting , wafted. verb. If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air. The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window. [VERB preposition/adverb] The music from the party wafts out to the terrace.
Waft definition: to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water. See examples of WAFT used in a sentence.
WAFT meaning: 1. to (cause to) move gently through the air: 2. a smell or smoke that moves through the air: 3…. Learn more.
1. Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air: a waft of perfume. 2. A light breeze; a rush of air: felt the waft of the sea breeze. 3. The act or action of fluttering or waving: the waft of her dress. 4. Nautical A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction. Also called waif2.
Definition of waft verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Waft definition: To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water.
1. a. to carry or propel (objects, sounds, odors, etc.) lightly through the air or over water. b. to transport as if in this manner. 2. Obsolete. to beckon or signal to, as by a wave of the hand. verb intransitive. 3. to float, as on the wind. 4. to blow gently. said of breezes. noun. 5. the act or fact of floating or being carried lightly along.
Definitions of waft. noun. a long flag; often tapering. synonyms: pennant, pennon, streamer. see more. verb. be driven or carried along, as by the air. “Sounds wafted into the room” see more. verb. blow gently. “A breeze wafted through the door” see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Waft."
