drifting

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
2. (not-comparable) Without direction, focus, or goal.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something drifts.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which drifts.
3. (countable, uncountable) A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.

Verb

present participle and gerund of drift

drift

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

adrift

floating

drift

vagabond

aimless

wandering

afloat

vagrant

roving

rudderless

traveling

wash

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weightlessness

winding

ramdomly

floating about

floting

drift current

roadway excavation

wind drift

level cutting

wind-driven current

aimlessly

anchorless

curling

deviating

meandering

purposelessly

roaming

Translations

Treiben

منزلق

divagació

dahintreibend

Schwimmen

treibend

Sich-Treiben-Lassen

ξηρότερος

dérive

dériver

migration

vagabond

deslocamento

الإنجراف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/