Waft v. t. [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?   --Shak.
 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.   --Milton.
 Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul,
 And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole.   --Pope.
 3. To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.  [Obs.]
 Note: ☞ This verb is regular; but waft was formerly som░times used, as by Shakespeare, instead of wafted.