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wafture

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈwɑf.t͡ʃɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɒf.t͡ʃə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of wafting something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1785, Henry Boyd (translator), Inferno by Dante Alighieri, Dublin: P. Byrne, Canto 1, p. 198, Then those that sing amid the purging flame, / Inspir’d by ling’ring hope at last to claim / A tardy wafture to the happy shore.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wave, waving

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gesture, motion

Narrower terms: flourish, brandish

History

Etymology

From waft + -ure.