# drifting

Pronunciation: say "DRIF-ting" /ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of drift. — present participle and gerund of drift
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of drift. Use this form for something happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Snow kept drifting across the highway throughout the night._
   - _She caught herself drifting away from the main topic._

## Adjective

2. Moving aimlessly, or carried along by external forces rather than by its own power.
   - Simple: Moving with no aim, pushed along by wind, water, or other forces.
   - _The drifting raft was finally spotted miles offshore._
   - _Rescue teams tracked the drifting lifeboat through the night._
3. Lacking direction, focus, or a clear goal.
   - Simple: Having no clear plan, goal, or sense of direction.
   - _Years of drifting ambition left her with no real career._
   - _The committee's drifting discussion produced no decisions._

## Noun

4. A driving technique in which the driver deliberately oversteers, making the rear wheels lose traction while keeping control through a corner.
   - Simple: A way of driving where the car's back wheels slide sideways through a turn while the driver keeps control.
   - _Drifting requires precise throttle control and quick steering corrections._
   - _The crowd cheered as his drifting continued cleanly through the entire bend._
5. The action or process of something moving along while carried by an external force.
   - Simple: The slow movement of something carried along by wind, water, or another force.
   - _The drifting of the continents happens over millions of years._
   - _Sailors measured the drifting of the wreck as the tide pulled it seaward._
6. The matter or material that is carried along by a current of wind or water.
   - Simple: Things, like snow or wood, that are carried and gathered by wind or water.
   - _The drifting that collected against the fence came from the fields upwind._
   - _Fishermen avoided the drifting that clogged the channel after the flood._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/drifting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).