Definition of waft

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waft    (wäft, wft) KEY 

VERB:
waft·ed, waft·ing, wafts
VERB:
tr.

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.

VERB:
intr.

To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift: "It was a heat that wafted from streets, rolled between buildings and settled over sidewalks" (Sarah Lyall).

NOUN:

1. Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air.
2. A light breeze; a rush of air.
3. The act of fluttering or waving.
4. Nautical A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction. Also called waif².

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ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from wafter, convoy ship, alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch, or Middle Low German wachter, a guard from wachten, to guard; see weg- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
wafter(Noun)