Definition of "waft" in English

verb

1. (ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.

   • A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.

2. (intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

   • Unhappy Aureng-Zebe is in disgrace; / And your Morat, proclaimed the successor, / Is called, to awe the city with his power. / Those trumpets his triumphant entry tell, / And now the shouts waft near the citadel.

3. To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

noun

1. A light breeze.

2. Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.

3. (nautical) A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.

4. (cricket, slang) A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.