Definition of WAFT

waft

Plural: wafts

Noun

  • a long flag; often tapering
  • A light breeze.
  • Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.
  • A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
  • A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.

Verb

Verb Forms: wafted, wafting, wafts

  • To carry lightly through the air or over water.
  • be driven or carried along, as by the air
    • "Sounds wafted into the room"
  • blow gently
    • "A breeze wafted through the door"
  • To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
  • To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
  • To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

Examples

  • A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
  • A faint scent of victory seemed to WAFT over him as he contemplated his final, winning move in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waften, of uncertain origin. Possibly from unattested Old English *wafettan, from wafian (“to wave”) + -ettan, or perhaps borrowed from Middle Dutch wachten (“to guard, provide for”).
See also German wabern (“to waft”), Faroese veiftra (“to wave”) and Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”).

Scrabble Score: 10

waft: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
waft: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waft: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

waft: valid Words With Friends Word