waftingn.

/ˈwɑːftɪŋ/

/ˈwaftɪŋ/

/ˈwɒftɪŋ/

Etymology: -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of waft v.¹; esp. †the action of convoying or of transporting by sea (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [noun]

carryinga1382

passinga1382

carriage1423

portage1423

traduction1500

transporting1500

conveyancec1520

transportation1540

convoy1554

wafting1559

transportage1562

convey1587

portation1598

transportance1609

transport1611

weftage1615

conducta1618

vecture1625

vectitation1656

transit1753

messagerie1878

conveyal1886

intermodalism1979

society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun]

shipping1483

water carriage1516

wafting1559

waftage1606

shippage1611

reshipping1617

transwaftage1624

waterage1677

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > convoying or escorting

waftage1558

wafting1559

convoy1600

beef trip1919

society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > sailing in company > of warships: convoying vessels

waftage1558

wafting1559

1559 T. Gresham in J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) I. 263 [He recommends that Queen Elizabeth should send] three or four of her best ships of war that are out, for the sure waifting of this munition and armour.

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. xiii. f. 87^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I [He] employed them [sc. his ships] whollye to the waftyng in and out of our marchauntes.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Dying (1676) iii. §4 74 So I have seen the rays of the Sun or Moon dash upon a brazen vessel..; but being turned back and sent off with its smooth pretences or rougher waftings, it wandred about the room.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 435 A death like sleep, A gentle wafting to immortal Life.

2. Something wafted or carried by the wind.

ΚΠ

1878 S. Phillips On Seaboard 178 And the wild north winds of the winter's day Bring keen fresh waftings from the far-off seas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

waftingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwafting.

That wafts.

ΚΠ

1869 J. Ingelow Tired x She spread her wafting wings, The ship—and weighed her anchor to depart.

1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage II. xxxiii. 100 The countess was not so much a persuasive lady as she was, in her breath and gaze, a sweeping and a wafting power.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	wafting
释义	waftingn. /ˈwɑːftɪŋ//ˈwaftɪŋ//ˈwɒftɪŋ/ Etymology: -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of waft v.¹; esp. †the action of convoying or of transporting by sea (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [noun] carryinga1382 passinga1382 carriage1423 portage1423 traduction1500 transporting1500 conveyancec1520 transportation1540 convoy1554 wafting1559 transportage1562 convey1587 portation1598 transportance1609 transport1611 weftage1615 conducta1618 vecture1625 vectitation1656 transit1753 messagerie1878 conveyal1886 intermodalism1979 society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] shipping1483 water carriage1516 wafting1559 waftage1606 shippage1611 reshipping1617 transwaftage1624 waterage1677 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > convoying or escorting waftage1558 wafting1559 convoy1600 beef trip1919 society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > sailing in company > of warships: convoying vessels waftage1558 wafting1559 1559 T. Gresham in J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) I. 263 [He recommends that Queen Elizabeth should send] three or four of her best ships of war that are out, for the sure waifting of this munition and armour. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. xiii. f. 87^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I [He] employed them [sc. his ships] whollye to the waftyng in and out of our marchauntes. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Dying (1676) iii. §4 74 So I have seen the rays of the Sun or Moon dash upon a brazen vessel..; but being turned back and sent off with its smooth pretences or rougher waftings, it wandred about the room. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 435 A death like sleep, A gentle wafting to immortal Life. View more context for this quotation 2. Something wafted or carried by the wind. ΚΠ 1878 S. Phillips On Seaboard 178 And the wild north winds of the winter's day Bring keen fresh waftings from the far-off seas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2019). waftingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwafting. That wafts. ΚΠ 1869 J. Ingelow Tired x She spread her wafting wings, The ship—and weighed her anchor to depart. 1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage II. xxxiii. 100 The countess was not so much a persuasive lady as she was, in her breath and gaze, a sweeping and a wafting power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1559adj.1869
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