English noun: waft | |||
1. | waft (artifact) a long flag; often tapering | ||
Synonyms | pennant, pennon, streamer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flag | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel | ||
English verb: waft | |||
1. | waft (motion) be driven or carried along, as by the air | ||
Samples | Sounds wafted into the room. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be adrift, blow, drift, float | ||
2. | waft (weather) blow gently | ||
Samples | A breeze wafted through the door. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||