drift

Pronunciation

• enPR: drĭft, IPA ^(key): /drɪft/

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Verb

Plain form drift

Third-person singular drifts

Past tense drifted

Past participle drifted

Present participle drifting

1. An action when an object moves towards the earth slowly.

   The plane ran out of fuel, therefore it had to drift slowly down to the nearby airport.

Related words

• driftwood