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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.
: something driven, propelled, or urged along or drawn together in a clump by or as if by a natural agency: such as. a. : wind-driven snow, rain, cloud, dust, or smoke usually at or near the ground surface. b (1) : a mass of matter (such as sand) deposited together by or as if by wind or water. (2) : a helter-skelter accumulation. c. : drove, flock
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.
DRIFT definition: 1. to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction: 2. in…. Learn more.
DRIFTING meaning: 1. moving slowly, usually with no one or nothing controlling the direction: 2. being blown into…. Learn more.
Definitions of drifting. noun. aimless wandering from place to place. see more. 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. Pronunciation. US. /ˈdrɪfɾɪŋ/ UK. /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style:
the extent to which a vessel, aircraft, projectile, etc is driven off its course by adverse winds, tide, or current. a general tendency of surface ocean water to flow in the direction of the prevailing winds. North Atlantic Drift. a driving movement, force, or influence; impulse.
without purpose. [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.
A drift of something is an amount of it that has been created by the movement of wind or water. There was a drift of smoke above the trees.
drift meaning, definition, what is drift: to move slowly on water or in the air: Learn more.
