Waft

//wɑft//

Synonyms for "waft" (95 found)

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Translations

59 translations across 11 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дъх noun (something carried through the air)
  • полъх noun (something carried through the air)
  • довявам се verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • махам verb (to give notice to by waving something)

Czech

4 entries
  • závan noun (something carried through the air)
  • linout se verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • linout se verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • nést se verb (to float easily and gently on the air)

Dutch

2 entries
  • fladderen verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • zweven verb (to float easily and gently on the air)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kellua verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • lehahtaa verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • leijua verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • leijua verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)

German

4 entries
  • Hauch noun (something carried through the air)
  • aussenden verb (to give notice to by waving something)
  • dahinsegeln verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • fortsenden verb (to give notice to by waving something)

Ido

1 entries
  • flotacar verb (to float easily and gently on the air)

Māori

3 entries
  • hīrea noun (something carried through the air)
  • kōrewarewa verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • kōrewarewa verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • flutuar verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)

Russian

2 entries
  • доноси́ться verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • дуть verb (to float easily and gently on the air)

Spanish

4 entries
  • vaharada noun (something carried through the air)
  • esparcirse verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • flotar verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • levitar verb (to float easily and gently on the air)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • віяти verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • доносити verb (to float easily and gently on the air)
  • доноситися verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)
  • линути verb (to be moved on a buoyant medium)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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"This more, besides, I charge thee to obey, / if any faith to Helenus be due, / or skill in prophecy the seer display, / and mighty Phoebus hath inspired me true, / these warning words I urge, and oft will urge anew: / Seek Juno first; great Juno's power adore; / with suppliant gifts the potent queen constrain, / and winds shall waft thee to Italia's shore."

Source: tatoeba (7129335)

Then sire Anchises hastened to entwine / a massive goblet with a wreath, and vowed / libations to the gods, and poured the wine / and on the lofty stern invoked the powers divine: / "Great gods, whom Earth and Sea and Storms obey, / breathe fair, and waft us smoothly o'er the main."

Source: tatoeba (7209621)

A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.

Source: wiktionary

I will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus. There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours welcomed her joyously.

Source: wiktionary

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