as in floating
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass
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Recent Examples of wafting
Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Aussie skipper Tom Slingsby was buoyant after a difficult session on the water in light and fluky winds wafting off the city and around the edge of Sugarloaf Mountain.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Get ready for some serious Southwestern aromas to start wafting from your slow cooker.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
There is an sinister quality to the widowed father’s appeal wafting throughout the entire season.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Spring has sprung in Florida, bringing warmer temperatures, beautiful blooms, pollen wafting through the air and the Easter season.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The smell of dill wafting through the air.
—Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Most of these trees even have beautiful flowers, wafting a pleasant fragrance throughout your garden.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
But a radioactive cloud was wafting across Europe, setting off alarms in a Swedish laboratory nearly seven hundred miles away and slowly sickening tens of thousands of people.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Aussie skipper Tom Slingsby was buoyant after a difficult session on the water in light and fluky winds wafting off the city and around the edge of Sugarloaf Mountain.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Get ready for some serious Southwestern aromas to start wafting from your slow cooker.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
There is an sinister quality to the widowed father’s appeal wafting throughout the entire season.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Spring has sprung in Florida, bringing warmer temperatures, beautiful blooms, pollen wafting through the air and the Easter season.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The smell of dill wafting through the air.
—Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Most of these trees even have beautiful flowers, wafting a pleasant fragrance throughout your garden.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
Adjective
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This is surprising for something that is supposed to require less hovering, especially if the host is out of hearing range of the device's alerts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Take advantage of the good vibes floating through your workspaces.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each villa is assigned a private butler who can fulfil any requests, such as a floating breakfast in the swimming pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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American Cruise Lines will also begin sailing to and from Philadelphia in June.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The Global Sumud Flotilla set off for Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month and was intercepted while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea near the Greek island of Crete.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Wafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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