waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
is wafting
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present progressiveof waft (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Northeastern leaders warned residents Wednesday to curtail outdoor activities because smoke from Canadian wildfires is wafting southward, resulting in a blanket of haze and poor air quality.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
It’s a sunny day and the smell of carne asada is wafting from the grill.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2023
That humidity is wafting north toward the Ozarks and up the Mississippi Valley as well.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2022
The smoke is wafting toward the northern Great Lakes and Canada on the jet stream, a strip of it yanked into eastern Manitoba and Ontario, Canada, as far north as Hudson Bay.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
The smoke from Rue's second fire is wafting toward the sky.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
