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adjective

as in hovering

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verb

present participle of waft
as in floating
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 wafting
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Candles are a tried and true method for keeping a strong counter scent wafting through the bathroom. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 The wafting smell of buttery grits floats in the air and the sound of oil crackling in pans bounces off concrete walls. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 Summer is here, your windows are open and the smell wafting in is of…car exhaust and the latest wildfire. — Emily Kwong, NPR, 16 June 2026 No smoke wafting through the parking lots, which included multiple empty sections. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 The unmistakable smell of cigar smoke is wafting about the corridor leading directly to the visitor’s locker room at Frost Bank Center. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Once inside, warm, tropical breezes flow into the hotel’s ascetic, nevertheless grand lobby, wafting you towards a magical cloister filled with plants and robust Botero sculptures. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026 Where to Eat and Drink Breakfast Follow the wafting aroma of fresh bread to Kirchhoff’s Bakery, a downtown institution since 1873. — Matt Kirouac, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 Authorities responded to complaints about a bad smell wafting from a gray Toyota SUV with California plates parked in a grocery store parking lot near the stadium, the Post reported. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
  1. hovering
  2. floating
  3. hanging
  4. sailing
Adjective
  • He-Man was now a jolly, quip-ready hero, whose best friends were scaredy-cat Cringer (a green-and-yellow tiger who transformed into Battle Cat), and an annoying, hovering magician called Orko.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • This is surprising for something that is supposed to require less hovering, especially if the host is out of hearing range of the device's alerts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of hovering
Verb
  • But photos showed that the blue sealant had started to peel away, leaving chunks floating on the surface, while algae growth turned the water green.
    — Marco Gacina, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • The character famously filmed herself floating in the pool and living her best Southern California sorority girl life.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of floating
Adjective
  • Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of hanging
Verb
  • Royal Caribbean also paid homage to the original Legend of the Seas, which began sailing for the line in the 1990s until 2017, with a model of that ship on display in Schooner Bar.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Two other small tankers exited the Persian Gulf by sailing closer to Iran.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of sailing

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