Wafting

Definition

1. (verb) 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. (verb) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
3. (verb) To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
4. (noun) An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.

Word stats

• Wafting contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
• It uses 7 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 14.

Words you can build

• fating
• awing
• faint
• giant
• twain
• twang
• anti
• fain
• fang
• fawn
• fiat
• gain
• gait
• gift
• gnat
• gnaw
• tang
• ting
• twig
• twin
• waft
• waif
• wait
• want
• wing
• aft
• ani
• ant
• fag
• fan
• fat
• fig
• fin
• fit
• gin
• int
• nag
• nit
• tag
• tan
• tin
• wag
• wan
• wig
• win
• wit

Word neighbours

Other 7-letter words

• abalone
• abandon
• abashed
• abashes
• abasing
• abating
• abbrevs
• abdomen
• abducts
• abetted
• abetter
• abettor
• abiding
• ability
• abjured
• abjures
• abolish
• aborted

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Words starting with WAF

• wafer
• wafers
• waffle
• waffled
• waffles
• waffling
• waft
• wafted
• wafts

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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