wafting

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Wafting through the air is a medley of warm spices I grew up savoring: nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, black pepper and ginger.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

"In a five-day Test match, you should hunker down. Wafting outside 'sixth stump' areas has never been in the textbooks, and that is mainly the fault of the top order."

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Wafting in the Shakespearean sublime one minute, sozzled in a dark pub with theater cronies the next, Plummer received an immersive education in both the majesty and the frailty of the actor’s life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

Wafting out around Andrea along with the warm air was the sound of conversation; the house was stuffed with people.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2020

Dusky summer-eve declineth Over wood and verdant meadow, Golden moon in azure heavens, Wafting fragrance, softly shineth.

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich