drifting
/ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/verb
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To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
Example: The balloon was drifting in the breeze.
To move haphazardly without any destination.
Example: He drifted from town to town, never settling down.
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
Example: This car tends to drift left at high speeds.
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
noun
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The act by which something drifts.
That which drifts.
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.
adjective
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Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
Example: The drifting seaweed went wherever the currents carried it.
Without direction, focus, or goal.