waft

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waft[1,verb] waft[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹waft
Pronunciation: 'wäft, 'waft
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from past participle of Middle English (northern dialect) waffen, by-form of Middle English waven to wave
intransitive verb : to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium <heavenly aromas wafted from the kitchen>
transitive verb : to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves
- waft·er noun