Definitions
Drifting - as a noun
Aimless wandering from place to place
Drifting - as an adjective satellite
Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Example: "A drifting double-dealer"
Drifting - as a verb
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
Example: "The balloon was drifting in the breeze."
To move haphazardly without any destination.
Example: "He drifted from town to town, never settling down."
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
Example: "This car tends to drift left at high speeds."
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
To drive into heaps.
Example: "A current of wind drifts snow or sand"
To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
Example: "Snow or sand drifts."
To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. see drifting (motorsport).
Drifting - as an adjective
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
Example: "The drifting seaweed went wherever the currents carried it."
Without direction, focus, or goal.
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Word Game Points
DRIFTING has a SCRABBLE points total of 13.
DRIFTING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
DRIFTING has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.
