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Drifting

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Definitions for Drifting

noun
aimless wandering from place to place
adjective
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Synonyms
aimless floating vagabond vagrant
Examples
  1. a drifting double-dealer
  2. the floating population
  3. vagrant hippies of the sixties
verb
be in motion due to some air or water current
Synonyms
float drift be adrift blow
Examples
  1. The leaves were blowing in the wind
  2. the boat drifted on the lake
  3. The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
  4. the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
verb
wander from a direct course or at random
Synonyms
stray err drift
Examples
  1. The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
  2. don't drift from the set course
verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Synonyms
roll wander swan stray tramp roam cast ramble rove range drift vagabond
Examples
  1. The gypsies roamed the woods
  2. roving vagabonds
  3. the wandering Jew
  4. The cattle roam across the prairie
  5. the laborers drift from one town to the next
  6. They rolled from town to town
verb
vary or move from a fixed point or course
Synonyms
drift
Examples
  1. stock prices are drifting higher
verb
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
Synonyms
freewheel drift
Examples
  1. My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
verb
move in an unhurried fashion
Synonyms
drift
Examples
  1. The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests
verb
cause to be carried by a current
Synonyms
drift
Examples
  1. drift the boats downstream
verb
drive slowly and far afield for grazing
Synonyms
drift
Examples
  1. drift the cattle herds westwards
verb
be subject to fluctuation
Synonyms
drift
Examples
  1. The stock market drifted upward
verb
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
Synonyms
drift
Examples
  1. snow drifting several feet high
  2. sand drifting like snow

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