drifting

Meanings

• aimless wandering from place to place
• 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
  • "stock prices are drifting higher"
• 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
  • "snow drifting several feet high"
  • "sand drifting like snow"
• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
  • "a drifting double-dealer"

Synonyms

aimless, be adrift, blow, cast, drift, err, float, floating, freewheel, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, vagrant, wander