Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To move slowly and without a set direction or destination, often due to wind or currents.
Drift
/drɪft/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Then gradually they had drifted together socially.
He cursed the drifting globes roundly.
The day drifts along like a cloud without wind.
Etymology:
Derived from the Middle English word drift, related to the Old Norse drīfa, meaning snowstorm or drift, hinting at a natural process of movement by external forces.
Usage Statistics:
15 mentions per 1 million words 
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