Waft /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Wafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wafting

1. To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon. [Obs.]

   But soft: who wafts us yonder?

2. To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.

   A gentle wafting to immortal life.

   Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole.

3. To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. [Obs.]

1. To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

   And now the shouts waft near the citadel.

1. A wave or current of wind.

   In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains In one wide waft.

2. A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.
3. An unpleasant flavor. [Obs.]
4. A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. (Naut.)