waft
11waft|er — «WAF tuhr, WAHF », noun. 1. a person or thing that wafts. 2. a revolving fan or disk in a type of blower. ╂[< waft1 + er1] …
12waft — UK [wɑːft] / US [wɑft] verb [intransitive] Word forms waft : present tense I/you/we/they waft he/she/it wafts present participle wafting past tense wafted past participle wafted if a smell or a noise wafts, it floats through the air in a gentle… …
13waft — wafter, n. /waft, wahft/, v.t. 1. to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears. 2. to send or convey lightly, as if in flight: The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in… …
14waft — [[t]wɒ̱ft, wæ̱ft[/t]] wafts, wafting, wafted V ERG If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air. [V prep/adv] The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window...… …
15waft — [16] A wafter was an ‘armed ship used for convoying others’ (the word was borrowed from Middle Dutch wachter ‘guard’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic base as English wait, wake, and watch). The verb waft was derived from it by back… …
16waft — [[t]wɑft, wæft[/t]] v. t. 1) to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: A breeze wafted the music across the lake[/ex] 2) to send or convey lightly: wafting kisses across the footlights[/ex] 3) to float or be carried, esp.… …
17waft — /wɒft / (say woft) verb (t) 1. to bear or carry through the air or over water: the gentle breeze wafted the sound of voices. 2. to bear or convey lightly as if in flight: he wafted her away. –verb (i) 3. to float or be carried, especially through …
18waft — [16] A wafter was an ‘armed ship used for convoying others’ (the word was borrowed from Middle Dutch wachter ‘guard’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic base as English wait, wake, and watch). The verb waft was derived from it by back… …
19waft — 1. verb /wɒft/ to cause to float easily or gently through the air Through the open window of the church the fragrant incense was wafted and with it the fragrant names of her who was conceived without stain of original sin... 2. noun /wɒft/ a) A… …
20waft — verb ADVERB ▪ gently, slowly ▪ The night air wafted gently over them. ▪ around, in, up ▪ A scent of honey wafted up from the hives …
