carry in the air; be carried by the wind, hover in the air
sound or odor carried through the air; current or gust (of air, wind, etc.); slight breeze
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Waft Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
(v. t.)
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
(v. t.)
To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
(v. i.)
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
(n.)
An unpleasant flavor.
An unpleasant flavor.
(n.)
A wave or current of wind.
A wave or current of wind.
(n.)
A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
(n.)
A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.
waft
\waft\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. wafted; p. pr. & vb. n. wafting.] [prob. originally imp. & p. p. of wave, v. t. see wave to waver.]
1. to give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon. [obs.] but soft: who wafts us yonder?
2. to cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel. a gentle wafting to immortal life. speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, and waft a sigh from indus to the pole.
3. to cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. [obs.] t. browne.
note: this verb is regular; but waft was formerly som&?;times used, as by shakespeare, instead of wafted.
waft
\waft\, v. i. to be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float. and now the shouts waft near the citadel.
waft
\waft\, n. 1. a wave or current of wind. "everywaft of the air." in this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains in one wide waft.
2. a signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
3. an unpleasant flavor. [obs.]
4. (naut.) a knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. [written also wheft.]
note: a flag with a waft in it, when hoisted at the staff, or half way to the gaff, means, a man overboard; at the peak, a desire to communicate; at the masthead, "recall boats."
waft
n : a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennant, pennon, streamer]
v
1. be driven or carried along, as by the air; "sounds wafted into the room"
2. blow gently; "a breeze wafted through the door"
Noun
1. a long flag; often tapering
(synonym) pennant, pennon, streamer
(hypernym) flag
(hyponym) pennoncel, penoncel, pennoncelle
Verb
1. be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"
(hypernym) float, drift, be adrift, blow
2. blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"
(hypernym) blow
Waft Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Waft is a term meaning to carry along gently as through the air. The term is commonly used to describe scents that have diffused in to other parts of a room, or to describe smoke as being seen moving through the air. Wafting may be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable.
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Waft Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1) To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water. (2) To convey or send floating through the air or over water.
