- 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
Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
It has been maligned for gas leaks, and was the reason a plane was grounded after passengers remonstrated against the smell wafting from the cargo hold.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
All that remains are a thousand pages wafting in the wind like confetti, settling piece by piece into the sea.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
