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WAFT definition: 1. to (cause to) move gently through the air: 2. a smell or smoke that moves through the air: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of WAFT is to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium. How to use waft in a sentence.
Waft definition: to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water. See examples of WAFT used in a sentence.
WAFT meaning: 1. to (cause to) move gently through the air: 2. a smell or smoke that moves through the air: 3…. Learn more.
verb. If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air. The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window. [VERB preposition/adverb] The music from the party wafts out to the terrace. [VERB preposition/adverb]
1. Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air: a waft of perfume. 2. A light breeze; a rush of air: felt the waft of the sea breeze. 3. The act or action of fluttering or waving: the waft of her dress. 4. Nautical A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction. Also called waif2.
Though the verb waft usually involves movement through air, it has watery roots. A "wafter" was a convoy ship in the 16th century, and these words may have derived from the similar looking wave. Waft can refer to scents, sounds, and even smoke.
