- present participle of waft.
wafting
Example Sentences
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On the island of Borneo, the mayor of the city of Pontianak ordered schools closed due to the smoke wafting over the city from fires elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Growing up in southwest France, where her father made wine and her mother operated a bed-and-breakfast, Ms. de Ferrier enjoyed how the fragrance of the château’s garden swirled with the scents wafting from the kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
One woman walked wordlessly through the neighborhood, wafting a smudge stick of burning sage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
In 2022, Melbourne declared the smell of Vegemite wafting from a factory in the city a "significant" aspect of the city's cultural heritage.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
She could smell the fragrance wafting up from the wine: honey, peaches, flowers in midsummer, as intoxicating as first love.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
