as in breeze
a slight or gentle movement of air
wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass
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Recent Examples of waft
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Enter any home in Oman, however small, and you will be welcomed with wafts of frankincense scenting the air, followed by a cup of sweet Arabic coffee and an offering of succulent dates.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
Approaching the bakery, the smell of butter was wafting through the air.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday at the festival’s Olympia Theatre, however, a distinct waft of emotion was in the air when Athina Rachel Tsangari arrived to present her latest feature Harvest.
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Along a dirt road about 25 minutes south of Fayetteville, a powerful odor sometimes wafts from 48 chicken houses where farmers raise birds for Mountaire.
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And that means not saving challenges for the ninth inning when those palm trees are swaying in the March breeze.—
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There are no direct flights from New York to Anguilla (from Miami, yes) but the trip was a breeze.—
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These are hovering electric boat planes — known as electric hydrofoil craft — that will be able to dash over the water from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just half an hour, with services expected from 2027.—
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Photo : Trevor Melton Slatted ceilings hover above the study.—
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The desserts are old-fashioned: allspice cake, French lady cake, lemon puffs, boiled berry pudding.—
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Thai curry puffs made in a home kitchen were stored in a freezer and sold at the restaurant.—
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The cameras roll, and the sea and sky, with a click of a mouse, become a tropical afternoon and a gentle swell, and Sandokan sails once more.—
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The Chinese flotilla sailed to the south and arrived in the Tasman Sea 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, on Australia's east coast, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.—
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As one of the country’s top five most biodiverse states, Alabama’s great outdoors offer not only a breath of fresh air and beautiful views aplenty, but also a chance to get acquainted with a huge range of biomes and species.—
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Before the Swedes had caught their breath, Canada’s bananas top power-play unit had snapped the puck around until MacKinnon drained a Sidney Crosby cross-crease dish.—
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There's already a shooting revealed in the Season 3 premiere, with at least one body floating in the water.—
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As usual, this year’s corpse is first seen floating in the resort’s waters, the better to conceal its identity.—
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The soundtrack shows off Luckey’s versatility, her husky voice drifting between rock, new wave, house and adult contemporary.—
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As for the content, the rest of the movie features Orsolya drifting from one encounter to another, meeting with friends and family to talk about what happened and try to unpack her feelings.—
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There, guests can swim amid psychedelic colored wrasses and butterflyfish, and backstroke with barracudas and reef sharks.—
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Swim in Cold Water Some research indicates that swimming in cold water can improve menopause symptoms, including hot flashes.—
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“Waft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waft. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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