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- DictionaryDrifting/ˈdriftiNG/
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"
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.
The meaning of DRIFT is the act of driving something along. How to use drift in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Drift.
DRIFTING definition: 1. moving slowly, usually with no one or nothing controlling the direction: 2. being blown into…. Learn more.
DRIFT definition: 1. to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction: 2. in…. Learn more.
noun. something piled up by the wind or current, such as a snowdrift. tendency, trend, meaning, or purport. the drift of the argument. a state of indecision or inaction. the extent to which a vessel, aircraft, projectile, etc is driven off its course by adverse winds, tide, or current.
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.
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.
The drift is the inclination of the wellbore from the vertical at the point of reference. The extent to which the wellbore deviates from a truly vertical line is commonly called the drift of the well.
To live or behave without a clear purpose or goal. Drifted through his college years unable to decide on a career. A being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances. A bank or pile, as of sand or snow, heaped up by currents of air or water.
