drifting /ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/noun 3adjective 2forms 1 noun3 •The act by which something drifts.Still, she did not regret him, for nothing Ernest could have given her would have equalled the delight of those romantic driftings on the lake with Eden. — 2009 •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. •That which drifts.[W]ith hollow eyes / Many all day in dazzling river stood, / To take the rich-ored driftings of the flood. — 1820 adjective2 •Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.The drifting seaweed went wherever the currents carried it. •Without direction, focus, or goal.[Lionel] Johnson was stern by nature, strong by intellect, and always, I think, deliberately picked his company, but [Ernest] Dowson seemed gentle, affectionate, drifting. — 1922 formsdriftings
