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The correct spelling is drifting.
How to pronounce drifting
verb
IPA: /ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/
Say it like: Dri-fti-ng
The correct spelling is drifting. To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc. For example: "The balloon was drifting in the breeze."
Usage Examples
“The balloon was drifting in the breeze.”
“He drifted from town to town, never settling down.”
“This car tends to drift left at high speeds.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- 2.To move haphazardly without any destination.
- 3.To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- 4.To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- 5.To drive into heaps.
noun
- 1.The act by which something drifts.
- 2.That which drifts.
- 3.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.
adjective
- 1.Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
- 2.Without direction, focus, or goal.
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