drifting
Definitions
Noun
- Aimless wandering from place to place
Verb
- Be in motion due to some air or water current
- Wander from a direct course or at random
- Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- Vary or move from a fixed point or course
- Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- Move in an unhurried fashion
- Cause to be carried by a current
- Drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- Be subject to fluctuation
- Be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "drifting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drinking | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | deciding | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | devoting | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | dazzling | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | dividing | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | doubling | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | denoting | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | advancing | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | debating | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | damaging | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | diluting | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | dismaying | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | diverting | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | dabbling | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | discerning | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | auditioning | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | deceiving | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | decrying | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | deluding | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | deploying | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | devising | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | diverging | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | divining | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | donating | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | debasing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | decoding | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | dekoning | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | derailing | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | deriding | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | deserting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | detailing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | devouring | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | doctoring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | dogearing | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | doomsaying | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | idolizing | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "drifting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | writing | 2 | 117 |
| 2 | driving | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | drift | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | writings | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | lifting | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | writhing | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | editing | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | sifting | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | rioting | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | rifling | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | darting | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | riffing | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | rafting | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | gifting | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | dieting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | debriefing | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | airlifting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | dring | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "drifting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "drifting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "drifting" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "drifting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Italy and Malta Monitor Burnt-Out Gas Carrier Drifting Between Their Shores
Mar 13, 2026 The Maritime Executive
Mar 13, 2026 The Maritime Executive
Video shows Tesla drift onto sidewalk, hit UK family in Las Vegas hit-and-run, prosecutors say
Mar 13, 2026 FOX5 Vegas
Mar 13, 2026 FOX5 Vegas
Russian stuff blowing up: Crippled Russian LNG tanker called a drifting gas bomb
Mar 14, 2026 Daily Kos
Mar 14, 2026 Daily Kos