waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
has wafted
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present perfectof waft (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Smoke from the fires has wafted through northeast U.S. states for weeks now, but it’s only recently been noticeable in most places.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
But before the last of the confetti has wafted to the floor, before you pack your bags for Canada, let’s step back and realize there is still much work to do.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
The majority of the fire is burning in Rockingham County, Va., though smoke has wafted southeast over the past few days, creating a brown haze across Harrisonburg and other parts of central Virginia.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2016
The smell of sulfur has wafted through the neighborhood, and residents have complained of symptoms that include bloody noses, dizziness, headaches and vomiting.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2016
They lie now, most of them, beneath the trees, wrinkled and faded, or scattered here and there, far from their fellows, wherever the cold blast has wafted them.
From The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories by American Sunday School Union
