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Word: Drift
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’, and (in drift (sense 6 of the noun)) South African Dutch drift ‘ford’; related to drive
drɪft
be carried slowly by a current of air or water
Short Definition:be carried by air or water
Examples:- the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream
- excited voices drifted down the hall
(especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind
Short Definition:be blown into heaps
Examples:- fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters
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