The ship was drifting at the mercy of the waves.
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Drifting
//ˈdɹɪftɪŋ//
Synonyms for "drifting" (116 found)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Ainu
1 entries- アモㇺカ adj (moving aimlessly)
Finnish
1 entries- ajelehtiva adj (moving aimlessly)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- drivende adj (moving aimlessly)
Spanish
1 entries- derrapaje noun (driving technique)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The boat was drifting in the ocean.
Source: tatoeba (49923)
Drifting off to sleep again, the same dream returned, three times in all.
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Many young Japanese people are drifting aimlessly in life.
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