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- Dictionarydrifting/ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. carried slowly by a current of air or water: "a drifting ocean liner"
- 2. (especially of snow or leaves) blown into heaps by the wind: "long stretches of drifting snow"
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DRIFTING definition: 1. moving slowly, usually with no one or nothing controlling the direction: 2. being blown into…. Learn more.
The meaning of DRIFT is the act of driving something along. How to use drift in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Drift.
DRIFT definition: 1. to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction: 2. in…. Learn more.
The meaning of DRIFTING is the act or activity of steering an automobile so that it makes a controlled skid sideways through a turn with the front wheels pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn; also : a sport in which drivers compete at this activity. How to use drifting in a sentence.
To drift is to be carried along by water or air currents, the way a rubber duck might drift around in a tub. To drift is also to carry something along, as an air current drifts dead leaves through the air.
A drift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different.
DRIFTING meaning: 1. moving slowly, usually with no one or nothing controlling the direction: 2. being blown into…. Learn more.
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to do something, happen or change without a particular plan or purpose. I didn't intend to be a teacher—I just drifted into it. He hasn't decided what to do yet—he's just drifting. The conversation drifted onto politics. We seem to be drifting away from the point. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. into state/situation.
type of: roving, vagabondage, wandering. travelling about without any clear destination. adjective. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another. “a drifting double-dealer”. synonyms: aimless, floating, vagabond, vagrant. unsettled. not settled or established.
A complete guide to the word "DRIFTING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
