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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.
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.
The meaning of DRIFT is the act of driving something along. How to use drift in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Drift.
If you say that someone drifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life. [ disapproval ] You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment.
[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.
aimless wandering from place to place. see more. see less. 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”.
drift meaning, definition, what is drift: to move slowly on water or in the air: 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.
1. A technique in motorsports in which the driver briefly oversteers at the start of a turn, causing the rear of the vehicle to enter a controlled lateral skid until the turn is complete. 2. A competitive sport based on this technique. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
