Waft

Definition of waft:

part of speech: verb

To bear through a fluid medium, as air or water.

part of speech: verb

To bear through a fluid medium, as air.

part of speech: verb

To float.

part of speech: noun

The act of causing to float along; a current or wave; a gust or puff.

part of speech: verb

To cause to float along through the air or on the water.

part of speech: noun

A floating body: a signal made by moving something, as a flag, in the air.

Usage examples for waft:

• My only regret is that I can not provide you with an enchanted tapestry, to waft you back to your lady love in the beautiful land of Patagonia. "Her Weight in Gold", George Barr McCutcheon.

• A cannon boomed, the crowd cheered, the last cable was flung off, and the steamer glided from her moorings with the surge of water and the waft of wind like some sea- monster eager to be out upon the ocean free again. "Moods", Louisa May Alcott.

• Or how can the delicate plumes borne by some seeds, and giving the wind power to waft them to new stations, be due to any immediate influences of surrounding conditions? "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I", Herbert Spencer.