waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
wafted
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past participleof waft.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof waft.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
waftverb (used with object)to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
Example Sentences
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Bouchier wafted unnecessarily outside the off stump, Heather Knight played around a straight one from Sayali Satghare for six and Jones suffered a lapse in concentration to prod spinner Sneh Rana to short leg.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
They waved small American flags as salted sea air wafted in from the Pacific Ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Walter Heckem, 63, moved into the residence a few years ago and says the free dinners, especially pasta and beef dishes, remind him of the smells that wafted through his childhood home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Still, being together with our people again, coming home is such a blessing," she said, as the smell of incense wafted through her house, out towards jasmine trees in bloom.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
This sea-birth took place near Cythera, from where she was wafted to Cyprus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
