driftin'
Moving without purpose
Driftin' is an informal spelling of drifting, representing the dropped g of casual speech.
It appears in song titles, dialogue, and anywhere a relaxed or folksy tone is wanted: Just driftin' along, I been driftin' from town to town.
The spelling evokes country, blues, and Southern American speech patterns.
Staying atop liquid
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- coastingMoving without active effort
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
flowing · sailing · swaying · aimless · listless · lazy · unhurried · languid
Innermost animating essence
- R&BSoulful pop genre
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- balladNarrative poem or song
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
smooth · vocals · melody · groove · falsetto · harmony · oldies · serenade
In different locations
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- distantFar away or aloof
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
separate · detached · loosening · cooling · withdrawn · alienated · loner · rootless
Idle mental wandering
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
unfocused · distracted · reverie · trance · foggy · sleepy · meditative · lost
Moving smoothly across surface
- powerslideControlled sideways vehicle skid
- oversteerExcessive rear rotation
- sidewaysToward one side
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
smoke · tires · Tokyo · countersteer · donuts · throttle · skid · controlled
floating
Staying atop liquid
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- coastingMoving without active effort
meandering · flowing · sailing · swaying · aimless · listless · lazy · unhurried · languid · gentle
soul
Innermost animating essence
Motown · smooth · vocals · melody · groove · falsetto · harmony · oldies · serenade · swaying
apart
In different locations
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- distantFar away or aloof
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
fading · separate · detached · loosening · cooling · withdrawn · alienated · loner · rootless · transient
daydreaming
Idle mental wandering
hazy · unfocused · distracted · reverie · trance · foggy · sleepy · meditative · lost · absent-minded
sliding
Moving smoothly across surface
- powerslideControlled sideways vehicle skid
- oversteerExcessive rear rotation
- sidewaysToward one side
burnout · smoke · tires · Tokyo · countersteer · donuts · throttle · skid · controlled · asphalt
driftin'driven
Intensely determined to achieve
purposeful · focused · goal-oriented · determined · marching
- drifting offGradually entering sleep
- drifting apartGradual loss of closeness