Waft

/wɑft/

Synonyms for "waft" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

air expressairfreightairliftasportationbearbear upbearingblastblowblow a hurricaneblow great gunsblow overblow upblusterbreathbreath of airbreeze

Strong matches (33)

Noun(10 words)
Verb(1 words)

Related words (55)

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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

13 entries
air movementbe adriftblowdispersedriftflagfloatmovenatural phenomenonodorolfactory stimulusscent

More specific

11 entries
aromabreezedraftfragrancefragrance dispersionfragrance driftgustodor driftperfumescent driftsmoke drift

Collocations

11 entries
breeze wafts acrossgentle waftscent wafts upsmoke wafts awaysoft waftwaft a fragrancewaft a scentwaft of perfumewaft of smokewaft through the roomwafting scent

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"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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