Definition of drifting in English:
drifting
adjectiveˈdrɪftɪŋˈdrɪftɪŋ
1Carried slowly by a current of air or water.
behind them rose the broken highlands crowned with drifting clouds
- 1.1 Moving passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily.
the drifting economy spells more trouble for the government's balance sheet
- 1.2 Continually moving from place to place, without any fixed home or job.
a play about a drifting teenager in Dublin
2(especially of snow or leaves) blown into heaps by the wind.
long stretches of drifting snow
Definition of drifting in US English:
drifting
adjectiveˈdrɪftɪŋˈdriftiNG
1Carried slowly by a current of air or water.
behind them rose the broken highlands crowned with drifting clouds
- 1.1 Moving passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily.
the drifting economy spells more trouble for the government's balance sheet
- 1.2 Continually moving from place to place, without any fixed home or job.
a play about a drifting teenager in Dublin
2(especially of snow or leaves) blown into heaps by the wind.
long stretches of drifting snow