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drifting

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. drifting
2. drift

This refers to the act of drifting at sea, carried along by currents without the ability to navigate. It is used both literally, to describe a ship or person lost at sea, and figuratively, to describe a sense of aimlessness in life.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

You picked up that bottle while it was drifting down the river?

Sentence 2

In the sea fog, a vessel appeared to be drifting like a shadow.

Sentence 3

Reports say the boat has been drifting even after a distress call was made.

Sentence 4

I could see a small boat drifting offshore from the harbor.

Sentence 5

Depending on wind direction, the boat could end up adrift.