waft

/wรฆft/

IPA: /W AA1 F T/

noun
  1. 1

    A light breeze.

  2. 2

    Something (such as an odor or scent like a perfume) that is carried through the air.

  3. 3

    A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.

verb
  1. 1

    To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.

    โ€œA breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.โ€

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/waft