1. moving slowly and smoothly, especially as carried by water, air, or current
Usage: present participle of drift
2. moving gradually away from a fixed point or course
Usage: present participle of drift
3. living or moving without purpose or direction
Usage: present participle of drift

1. moving slowly without control or direction

1. the action of moving slowly or being carried along

Examples

• The boat was drifting slowly down the river.
• Snow was drifting across the empty highway.
• After college, he spent years drifting from job to job.
• The drifting clouds cast shadows on the field.
• She watched the drifting leaves fall to the ground.
• The conversation kept drifting to other topics.
• The drifting of the ship worried the captain.