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Synonyms for drifting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : drift
Phonetic Transcription : drɪft

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Définition of drifting

Origin :
  • c.1300, literally "a being driven" (of snow, etc.); not recorded in Old English; either a suffixed form of drive (v.) (cf. thrift/thrive) or borrowed from Old Norse drift "snow drift," or Middle Dutch drift "pasturage, drove, flock," both from Proto-Germanic *driftiz (cf. Danish and Swedish drift, German Trift), from PIE root *dhreibh- "to drive, push" (see drive (v.)). Sense of "what one is getting at" is from 1520s. Meaning "controlled slide of a sports car" attested by 1955.
  • verb move aimlessly
Example sentences :
  • On the instant, he threw off his coat and sprang far out after the drifting body.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I now knew we were at sea, and were drifting directly off the coast.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The night was hot and dark, moon and stars obscured by drifting clouds.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Our aero was drifting downward and southward in the slight wind.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • He was used to drifting, and, in any case, he had practically nothing to lose.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • He had drifted so long that, somehow, he supposed he must go on drifting.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • "I hope it will be permanent," said Helen, drifting away to other thoughts.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • The drifting boat lurched and sagged and turned her beam to the seas.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • Some evil spirit whispered in his heart that Glory was drifting away from him.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Somebody in the drifting crowd was standing before her and blocking the way.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

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