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Meanings of
waft
in English
Catalan
banderola
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A long flag; often tapering.
pennant
streamer
pennon
Catalan
banderola
Usage of
waft
in English
1
The clinks of bits and stirrup-irons came down in a
waft
again.
2
Whistling, he let the escalator
waft
him into the still night air.
3
And then he was gone, with a final noxious
waft
of cologne.
4
The air is delicious, and a cool
waft
comes down the glacier.
5
Sighs shall
waft
thy ship of sighs over the sea of Tears.
6
I nodded to our attendants to start fanning to
waft
them away.
7
The man seems to
waft
it over the side with his hands.
8
From Rome, lady, as fast as sails could
waft
them and me.
9
When shall the sails of love
waft
us from this dangerous shore?
10
At midthigh depth, I reached the bag and a
waft
of odor.
11
A
waft
of shocking stench reached us before she shut the window.
12
The mode universally adopted by Nature is the oblique
waft
of the wing.
13
The wind would
waft
the melancholy sound back to the village.
14
And the thin hands eagerly
waft
some grateful kisses to the group below.
15
The north wind will
waft
thee to the shore of Hades.
16
Bring it, please. Her gesture seemed to
waft
the damsel over the floor.
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waft
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
waft away
little waft
waft around
waft in
first waft
More collocations
Translations for
waft
Catalan
banderola
Waft
through the time
Waft
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common