Wafture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɑf.t͡ʃɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wafture is a noun meaning (archaic) Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound.
Meaning
(archaic) Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound.
More Meanings
- (archaic) The act of wafting something.
Example Sentences
Stray waftures of invisible gases bit his eyes and made them sting.
[…] you answer’d not, / But, with an angry wafture of your hand, / Gave sign for me to leave you:
and sniff at your waftures / to analyze your lust / and smell the pheromones of everyone you kissed,
lower roofs, from which, as from hanging gardens, floated waftures sweet as the perfumed airs of the Indian isles
Word Forms
- waftures
Synonyms for wafture
Depending on context, synonyms include gust, puff, wave, waving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waving, wave, odor, waift, weft, vapor.
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