waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
wafting
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present participleof waft.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In Taiwan, temples are everywhere, wedged between shops and apartment blocks, their incense smoke wafting into busy intersections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
On the island of Borneo, the mayor of the city of Pontianak ordered schools closed due to the smoke wafting over the city from fires elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I was diving in the Clyde and one of the instructors had to pull me out of the way of the tentacles as it was wafting above me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
One woman walked wordlessly through the neighborhood, wafting a smudge stick of burning sage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
The stuff was everywhere, We piled in gritty drifts by the side doors of houses, wafting up from the chimneys as oily smoke, smeared on the overalls of men walking to work.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
