drifting.
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
Meaning & usage
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
The drifting seaweed went wherever the currents carried it.
Without direction, focus, or goal.
The act by which something drifts.
That which drifts.
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.
present participle and gerund of drift
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.