waft
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Is waft a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of waft?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.Examples: "A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils."; "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."; "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 […]"Synonyms: breatheergative
2. (intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.Examples: "Unhappy Aureng-Zebe is in disgrace; / And your Morat, proclaimed the successor, / Is called, to awe the city with his power. / Those trumpets his triumphant entry tell, / And now the shouts waft near the citadel."intransitive
noun (English)
1. (nautical) A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
2. (cricket, slang) A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.slang
Definition source: Wiktionary