Waft - English meaning
Waft – definitions in English dictionary
nounA gentle movement of air.
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Thus even a not-entirely-great movie like city by the sea feels like wafts of fresh air.nounA knotted ensign, garment, etc. displayed by a ship as a signal.
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A signal of distress is accentuated by making it into a weft, which is done by knotting it in the m…
verbTo move gently through the air, or to cause this to happen
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[ i always + adv/prep ] a warm breeze wafted through the city.
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Word origin
early 16th century (in the sense ‘escort a ship’): back-formation from obsolete wafter (used only by opponents of the practice) ‘armed convoy vessel’, from Low German, Dutch wachter, from wac
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