揺よう曳えい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

flutter; linger in the air

Rare literary word describing something like smoke, mist, or a scent wafting gently and lingering. Often used in poetic or descriptive prose.

• 煙けむりが風かぜに揺よう曳えいしている。

  The smoke is fluttering and lingering in the wind.

• 花はなの香かおりが部屋へやに揺よう曳えいしていた。

  The scent of flowers lingered in the room.