Drifting

Full definition of drifting

Adjective

1. Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.The drifting seaweed went where ever the currents pushed it.

Noun

1. (motorsports) 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.
2. The act by which something drifts.
• 2009, Mazo de la Roche, Whiteoak Heritage (page 204)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.

Verb

1. Present participle of drift