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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
Verb
Sound wafting through the floorboards, Frey took note of the effort. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 There were obstacles to women owning a home, having credit in their own name, and taking out loans, so Parton moved like perfume, wafting through the world of men while always doing things her own way. — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Along with scooping regularly and investing in quality litter, this air purifier eliminates odors rather than attempting to cover them up, preventing the litter scent from wafting through my home. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 The meats — some butchered on-site by Soto — sear over mesquite charcoal, with smoke wafting through the large patio and over the restaurant’s bright pink walls. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Day 3 promises to be easier, with much less elevation gain and more moderate temperatures, though there could be some wildfire smoke wafting in from Canada. — From Staff Reports, Des Moines Register, 20 July 2026 Aside from the change in hue, wafting smoke has impacted visibility and air quality – from the Great Lakes region to the Northeast – since Wednesday, July 15, and conditions are likely to persist through the weekend. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026 No smoke wafting through the parking lots, which included multiple empty sections. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wafting
  1. hovering
  2. floating
  3. hanging
  4. sailing
Adjective
  • The drones then find the best hovering altitude before each lining up to spray the fire, one after the other.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of hovering
Verb
  • Both boats are still floating, though their locations and ownership have changed over the years.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Around noon Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a local golf course patron who noticed a possible body floating downstream in the Dominguez Channel, the department said in a statement.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 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
  • The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to the Omani coast, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post on Tuesday, Asia time.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the language, always extraordinarily resilient, is again sailing toward new horizons in the 21st century.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailing

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“Wafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wafting. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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