← BackshareGuessupwafting/ʌpˈwæftɪŋ/verbCarrying or floating upward, especially through air or water.She watched the steam upwafting from her cup of tea.The current was upwafting tiny particles of sand from the ocean floor.The warm air was upwafting the leaves from the ground.SynonymsfloatingrisingascendingAntonymssinking