Definition of drifting

"drifting" in the noun sense

1. drifting

aimless wandering from place to place

"drifting" in the verb sense

1. float, drift, be adrift, blow

be in motion due to some air or water current

"The leaves were blowing in the wind"

"the boat drifted on the lake"

"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

2. stray, err, drift

wander from a direct course or at random

"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"

"don't drift from the set course"

3. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

"The gypsies roamed the woods"

"roving vagabonds"

"the wandering Jew"

"The cattle roam across the prairie"

"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

"They rolled from town to town"

4. drift

vary or move from a fixed point or course

"stock prices are drifting higher"

5. freewheel, drift

live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

6. drift

move in an unhurried fashion

"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

7. drift

cause to be carried by a current

"drift the boats downstream"

8. drift

drive slowly and far afield for grazing

"drift the cattle herds westwards"

9. drift

be subject to fluctuation

"The stock market drifted upward"

10. drift

be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

"snow drifting several feet high"

"sand drifting like snow"

"drifting" in the adjective sense

1. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

"a drifting double-dealer"

"the floating population"

"vagrant hippies of the sixties"

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Quotations for drifting

I sit where the leaves of the maple and the gnarled and knotted gum are circling and drifting around me. [ Alice Cary ]

drifting in Scrabble®

The word drifting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters drifting:

DRIFTING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

rifting

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word drifting

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In drifting

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drifting in Words With Friends™

The word drifting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters drifting:

DRIFTING
(138)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

rifting

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word drifting

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In drifting

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Words within the letters of drifting

2 letter words in drifting (4 words)

3 letter words in drifting (11 words)

4 letter words in drifting (15 words)

5 letter words in drifting (5 words)

6 letter words in drifting (6 words)

7 letter words in drifting (1 word)

8 letter words in drifting (1 word)

drifting + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence drifting

Words that start with drifting (2 words)

Words with drifting in them (1 word)

Words that end with drifting (2 words)

Word Growth involving drifting

Shorter words in drifting

if rift drift

if rift rifting

in tin ting rifting

Longer words containing drifting

driftingly

undrifting