waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
have wafted
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present perfectof waft.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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The smells that have wafted through the neighborhood since June 17 — fire smoke and rotting meat — were much lighter than previous days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Others saw the old San Vicente as something of a landmark: It may have wafted bleach and shame, but that foamy Jacuzzi should have been preserved, darn it.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2014
Faced with the choice between hanging out in California or being pole-axed by a Saliou Ciss double-footer, Gareth Bale is entitled to have wafted two fingers at Team GB duty, writes Paul Wilson.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2012
Young Master Beaumont—but no; 'twould have wafted him to heaven like down of goose's boddy.
From 1601 Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors by Twain, Mark
On the shore stands Spring, who holds out a mantle, flowers nestling in its folds, ready to enwrap the goddess when the winds shall have wafted her to land.
From Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters by Steedman, Amy
