"upwaft" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upwafts [present, singular, third-person], upwafting [participle, present], upwafted [participle, past], upwafted [past]
Etymology: up- + waft Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|waft}} up- + waft Head templates: {{en-verb}} upwaft (third-person singular simple present upwafts, present participle upwafting, simple past and past participle upwafted)
  1. (archaic, poetic, intransitive) To waft upward. Tags: archaic, intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-upwaft-en-verb-EcnrOAiG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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