1. drift

verb. ['ˈdrɪft'] be in motion due to some air or water current.

Rhymes with Drift

• credithrift
• fork-lift
• thrift
• swift
• stiffed
• sniffed
• shrift
• clift
• tift
• tifft
• sift
• shift
• riffed
• miffed
• lift
• gift

How do you pronounce drift?

Pronounce drift as drɪft.

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Sentences with drift

1. Verb, base form
Spray paint tends to drift and will stain anything nearby that isn't covered.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Take the drift punch and place it on the freeze plug.

Quotes about drift

1. I try to make a dent in people when I can. I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.
- Johnny Ramone

2. People come, people go – they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones, not the ones from the past.
- Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

3. You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

2. drift

noun. ['ˈdrɪft'] a force that moves something along.

3. drift

verb. ['ˈdrɪft'] wander from a direct course or at random.

4. drift

verb. ['ˈdrɪft'] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.

5. drift

noun. ['ˈdrɪft'] the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane).

6. drift

noun. ['ˈdrɪft'] the pervading meaning or tenor.

7. drift

verb. ['ˈdrɪft'] be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current.

8. drift

verb. ['ˈdrɪft'] move in an unhurried fashion.

9. drift

verb. ['ˈdrɪft'] vary or move from a fixed point or course.

10. drift

noun. ['ˈdrɪft'] a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine.