Waft

Word WAFT
Character 4
Hyphenation waft
Pronunciations /wæft/

Definitions and meanings of "Waft"

What do we mean by waft?

To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water. intransitive verb

To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift. intransitive verb

Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air. noun

A light breeze; a rush of air. noun

The act or action of fluttering or waving. noun

A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction. noun

The act of one who or that which wafts; a sweep; a beckoning. Also spelled weft. noun

That which is blown; a breath; a blast; a puff. noun

A transient odor or effluvium. noun

Nautical, a signal displayed from a ship by hoisting a flag rolled up length wise with one or more stops. noun

To be moved or to pass in a buoyant medium; float.

To bear through a fluid or buoyant medium; convey through or as through water or air.

To buoy up; cause to float; keep from sinking.

To give notice by something in motion; signal to, as by waving the hand; beckon.

To cast lightly and quickly; turn.

To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon. transitive verb

To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium. transitive verb

To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. transitive verb

A wave or current of wind. noun

A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air. noun

A light breeze.

Something (such as an odor or scent like a perfume) that is carried through the air.

A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.

The coolest dance move that maddy and rachel own!!!!!! Urban Dictionary

Waft to make a sentence sarcastic, usually used by scottish teenagers to poke fun at others. Urban Dictionary

A hovering of a smell (fart maybe) through the air. Urban Dictionary

Whereafter farting in the general vicinity of another person you procede to wave the stank from your anus towards their face. Urban Dictionary

The olfactory phenomenon that occurs when a woman who neglects her personal hygiene chooses to use "natural" sea sponge tampons or nothing whatsoever to staunch her mentstrual flow. Urban Dictionary

A term originating from Huntsville Alabama meaning hit a nicotine device Urban Dictionary

The rancid smell emitted from between a woman's legs that makes the other start to say, "WHAT THE F***." But instead lose their lunch halfway into it. Urban Dictionary

The act of waving a smelly fart towards someone else's face...often done as a symbol of love in bed... Urban Dictionary

Waft = weed/hash A waft = a tasty spliff, preferably rolled backwards using high quality weed and skins. Wafted = stoned Urban Dictionary

When someone tells you that there is tea but they don't spill it. They just let you catch a little bit of the scent. You're aware of the existence of the tea but you don't know the details. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Waft

The word "waft" in example sentences

And for Social Services, the idea of leaving a child with a family to allow it to be beaten to a pulp is far preferable than the idea that smoke may waft from the back garden, through my lounge and up to the bedrooms. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

If we have enjoyed the moonlight in pleasant scenes, in happy hours, with friends that we loved, – though the sight of it may not always make us directly remember them, yet it brings with it a waft from the feeling of the old times, – sweet as long as life lasts! ❋ Unknown (1892)

It's funny how those thoughts kind of waft into your head. ❋ Benjamin Zander (2008)

Every one remembers how George Fox saw a "waft" of death go out against Oliver Cromwell when he met him riding at Hampton Court the day before he was prostrated with his fatal illness. ❋ William T. Stead (N/A)

There came in with the man a kind of waft of the sea as he threw off his great-coat and clattered his cutlass in a corner -- a fine figure of ❋ John Sillars (N/A)

With the palm of your hand facing upwards, and holding a tidbit between your first three fingers and thumb, 'waft' the tidbit in front of the dog's nose, then straight up about three inches directly above his nose, and hold it there. ❋ Unknown (2010)

..thus 'waft' is nonplussedly introduced into the daily cycling lexicon... ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

That turned out to be fanciful thinking as instead I found myself in a warm and cheerful place with assistants hard at work and a kettle on the boil, and if there was a funny smell it was, Polly assured me, just her lamb stew at lunch, not the waft of an odorous beast she'd flayed. ❋ Kisa Lala (2011)

Millions of people will have it in their power to waft this cruel death into the air, where it can feed on a world that has given up its immunity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My clothes, which are getting more ripped and threadbare by the day, have taken on a distinct waft of sheep's lanolin, muck and diesel. ❋ Unknown (2011)

We let the smoke waft around us, fanning it with an eagle feather. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ring it forth to toiling men, and waft it over land and sea, ❋ Unknown (2010)

Fat Patty sniffs the delicate waft of peat and sidles over, proffering a grope in exchange for a few wet-lipped swigs. ❋ Paul Hargreaves (2011)

Nan leaned back and pushed herself against the wooden booth, wishing she could pass through it like a ghost and waft out of the bar and into the safety of the fading afternoon. ❋ Nathaniel Bellows (2011)

Japanese hotel rooms often reek of cigarettes; Indian ones, of incense; and in Vegas, there is an unmistakable gonadal waft in some rooms. ❋ Steve Garbarino (2011)

Let's hope the sanitation effects waft inside the pathetic halls of Congress, the White House and Supreme Court. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[maddy] i saw you [wafting] and it was [rad]! ❋ Rachel Fucking Reid (2004)

[Tom] you are [amazing] at [singing], waft. ❋ Smellycatinnitmate (2009)

[How dare you] [waft] your fart in my [direction]! ❋ ZIGZAG420 (2004)

[no example] needed ❋ Anonymous (2003)

Everyone noticed the smell of [Jodi's] rank menstrual [ooze] wafting throughout the room during the [staff meeting]. ❋ SmellPatrol (2010)

[Niggy] can I [waft] your pop? May I hit your [wafter]? Oh cool thing you got there, can I take a waft? ❋ Babechill (2019)

Matt pulled down [Cindy's] pants and the [waft] from her [dusty] old cakes jumped out and b****slapped him in the face. ❋ Jonjon69 (2011)

Tom woke up in the morning and just couldn't help [wafting] his [fart], using the [duvet] to help. ❋ An_on_y_mous (2010)

Story. Do you have any [waft]? Yeah got some [nice shit] Let us roll you a waftGo for it [Nice one] ❋ Radballion (2010)

"Yo, some tea happened today sis but I can't [spill]" "[Why bother] [wafting] then?" ❋ We.been.wafted (2019)

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