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waft

Meaning

To move or be moved gently and smoothly through the air.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The smell of baking bread began to waft from the kitchen. It smelled so good, I felt my stomach rumble. Mom had been working hard all morning, and I couldn't wait to taste what she made.

The scent of burnt sugar and old paper began to waft from the forgotten attic trunk. It carried a memory of quiet afternoons and whispered secrets. A faint breeze stirred, and the sweet, dusty smell grew stronger, a ghostly perfume of a life long past.

The scent of baking moonberries began to waft from the communal ovens, a sweet promise after a long day of calibrating the chronometric flux stabilizers. Everyone took a deep breath, the warm aroma easing the tension in their shoulders as it moved smoothly through the recycled air.

The smell of burnt toast would waft from the kitchen, a smoky signal that Dad was attempting breakfast again. We'd giggle as the charred bits of bread floated through the air, a gentle reminder of his culinary chaos.

Barnaby the badger, wearing a tiny tuxedo, practiced his interpretive dance. As he twirled, a faint, cheesy odor did waft from his armpits, a gentle reminder of his enthusiastic snacking earlier. The audience, mostly confused squirrels, tilted their heads.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The sweet scent of cinnamon rolls began to waft from the kitchen, a warm promise of breakfast. It drifted through the open window, carrying the comforting smell of home. We all stirred, drawn by the delicious aroma.

The air, thick with the scent of drying kelp and brine, began to waft from the tide pools. Seagulls cried overhead as the low sun cast long shadows. A fisherman mended his nets, the salty breeze carrying the promise of a good catch.

The dusty scent of dried ink and old paper began to waft from the opened tome. It wasn't a strong smell, just a faint whisper of forgotten stories, moving subtly through the otherwise still air of the archive.

The cheesy aroma of leftover pizza began to waft from the kitchen, a silent siren song to my rumbling stomach. It drifted through the living room, a gentle, smooth invitation that was impossible to ignore. My willpower, already weak, stood no chance.

A rogue sock, having escaped the laundry abyss, began its slow, majestic waft across the living room. It tumbled past a bewildered cat, its linty scent a silent, fuzzy declaration of freedom, before settling softly on the remote control, thus ending its aerial adventure.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The faint scent of baking bread began to waft from the open kitchen window. It carried a promise of warmth and comfort, a subtle invitation to leave the chilly evening air outside and come in for supper.

The scent of simmering fermented yak butter tea began to waft from the portable hearth. She closed her eyes, the aroma a familiar comfort on the frigid alpine plateau. Even the biting wind couldn't carry the fragrant steam away too quickly, allowing it to linger.

The faint scent of ozone began to waft from the temporal displacement unit. A chill, not of temperature but of the impossible, prickled his skin as the air around the device shimmered. He knew then the experiment was not just succeeding, but exceeding every parameter.

The aroma of Aunt Mildred's infamous prune casserole began to waft from the kitchen, a perilous cloud of questionable origin. My stomach, already in a state of existential dread, involuntarily retracted itself further into my torso, attempting a hasty, ungraceful retreat from the olfactory onslaught.

The aroma of freshly baked, slightly singed cheese puffs began to waft from the wizard's experimental cauldron. It mingled with the faint scent of disgruntled pixie dust, a peculiar but not entirely unpleasant bouquet that promised an evening of unpredictable magical mishaps and perhaps, if one was lucky, a spontaneous glitter explosion.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The aroma of baking bread began to waft from the kitchen, a comforting promise after a long day. It carried with it a profound sense of solace, a gentle reassurance that the evening would be peaceful and restorative.

The tantalizing aroma of roasted caraway and browned butter began to waft from the adjacent galley, a subtle but insistent siren call. A gust, barely perceptible, carried the savory promise through the cramped workstation, stirring a gnawing hunger and a desperate longing for respite.

The arid air barely stirred, yet a faint, peculiar aroma would periodically waft from the discarded alchemical residue. It hinted at ferrous oxides and something vaguely floral, a subtle but persistent olfactory phantom in the otherwise sterile laboratory, unsettling the diligent researcher.

The ethereal essence of freshly baked gingerbread did waft through the domicile, a fragrant harbinger of merriment. My corpulent uncle, a veritable behemoth of bacchanalian glee, inhaled deeply, his proboscis twitching with avaricious anticipation, preparing to ensnare the confectionery bounty.

The peculiar perfume of fermented durian began to waft from the unsuspecting alchemist's crucible, a pungent testament to his latest, ill-advised transmutation of a mandrake root into a sentient cheese wheel. He hoped the olfactory assault wouldn't deter the impending arrival of the Gargantuan Gastropod Guild.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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