Drifting

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  • adjective. Having the property of moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
  • noun. a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner
  • verb. Present participle of drift.
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  • noun. aimless wandering from place to place
  • adjective. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
  • Word Usage
    "Ferman said she had never heard of the term drifting before the fatal accident, but she now realizes that teenagers having been practicing it for a while."
    Equivalent
    unsettled  
    Hypernym
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    Rhyme
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    Synonym
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    verb-stem
    drift