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drift
Meaning: to move slowly without a clear direction
drift in a sentence
How drift is used in real sentences:
Small clouds drifted lazily across the blue sky.
The paper boat drifted toward the far side of the puddle.
“Through the gray sheets, Mara spotted a small boat beginning to drift across the cove with no one steering it.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for drift
Other words for drift — float, wander and glide — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of drift
Words that mean the opposite of drift:
- steer
- anchor
Where it comes from
From Old English drifan 'to drive or move'
Memory hook
A drifting object moves wherever the wind or water carries it.