Associations to the word «Drifting»

Wiktionary

DRIFTING, adjective. Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
DRIFTING, noun. (motorsports) 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.
DRIFTING, noun. The act by which something drifts.
DRIFTING, verb. Present participle of drift

Dictionary definition

DRIFTING, noun. Aimless wandering from place to place.
DRIFTING, adjective. Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties".

Wise words

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