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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The Dodgers had lost Saturday, so the sounds of “California Stars” wafted through Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
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
The smell of manure and dirt wafted in the humid air.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
When he touched the white and black keys on the piano, music wafted out of the instrument, and Mia’s face lit with joy.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
