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
However smooth his career, it must have wafted him to an immeasurable distance from Twybridge.
From Born in Exile by George Gissing
Upon the literary vehicles of expression habitually employed by Rudyard Kipling, Amy Lowell, Edgar Lee Masters, and Hilaire Belloc I have wafted a pinch of ragweed and goldenrod; with surprising results.
From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley
