waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
has been wafting
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present perfect progressiveof waft (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A pungent, fishy rancid odor has been wafting through the coastal air in Los Angeles this week, an unfortunate consequence of beautiful bioluminescent algae that has graced local beaches for a fortnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
The distinctive aroma of fish and chips has been wafting through the Italian town of Barga every summer since the early 1980s.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022
You know, maybe this is a construction that has been wafting around in the air.
From Time ● Feb. 15, 2016
His music for a quartet of saxophones has been wafting out from Angel’s Point, in Elysian Park, and settling over the city like an invisible mist.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 16, 2015
But in recent days, another sound has been wafting across its hallowed grounds: the snickering of tourists trading the latest news about the abbot of Shaolin and his reportedly less than virtuous ways.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2015
