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Meaning of "driftingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRIFTINGLY

driftingly  [ˈdrɪftɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRIFTINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Driftingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DRIFTINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of driftingly in the English dictionary

The definition of driftingly in the dictionary is in a drifting manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRIFTINGLY


comfortingly
ˈkʌmfətɪŋlɪ
disappointingly
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋlɪ
disgustingly
dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋlɪ
enchantingly
ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋlɪ
everlastingly
ˌevəˈlɑːstɪŋlɪ
excitingly
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋlɪ
fascinatingly
ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋlɪ
fittingly
ˈfɪtɪŋlɪ
fleetingly
ˈfliːtɪŋlɪ
frustratingly
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋlɪ
haltingly
ˈhɔːltɪŋlɪ
hauntingly
ˈhɔːntɪŋlɪ
interestingly
ˈɪntrəstɪŋlɪ
invitingly
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋlɪ
irritatingly
ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ
lastingly
ˈlɑːstɪŋlɪ
temptingly
ˈtemptɪŋlɪ
unwittingly
ʌnˈwɪtɪŋlɪ
upliftingly
ʌpˈlɪftɪŋlɪ
wittingly
ˈwɪtɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRIFTINGLY

drift
drift anchor
drift ice
drift net
drift transistor
drift tube
driftage
drifted
drifter
drifting
driftless
driftpin
driftwood
drifty
drill
drill down
drill pipe
drill press
drill sergeant
drill string

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRIFTINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of driftingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «driftingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRIFTINGLY

Find out the translation of driftingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of driftingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «driftingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

driftingly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

driftingly
570 millions of speakers

English

driftingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

driftingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

driftingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

driftingly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

driftingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

driftingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

driftingly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Driftingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

driftingly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

driftingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

driftingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Driftingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

driftingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

driftingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Driftingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

driftingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

driftingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

driftingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

driftingly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

driftingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

driftingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

driftingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

driftingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

driftingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of driftingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIFTINGLY»

The term «driftingly» is used very little and occupies the 160.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIFTINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «driftingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «driftingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about driftingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIFTINGLY»

Discover the use of driftingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to driftingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Along A Ruined Sea
... foreign only to the living: a wife a mother a languished love lost; the hand of wavering alabaster and reaching tears entreats torn towards the shoulders worn heaven away: knelt so deeply she will never rise again. Driftingly Driftingly ( always ...
2
Memoir of the Life of Alex. Viets Griswold, Bishop of the ...
The snow had fallen deep and driftingly ; and as the day wore off, every thing assumed the finished aspect of profound, horrid winter. Mean while his mother, aware of his visit, was filled with distressing fears for his safety, and repeatedly ...
John S. Stone, 1844
3
Quiet, Please
It was only that a sort of mistiness pervaded all dreamland, driftingly and unpredictably. And besides that, at times, one or another visual detail would seize on your attention, obsessing it, somewhat as if, from the indefinite mistings which were ...
James Branch Cabell, 2003
4
The Plumed Serpent
D. H. Lawrence. 'From Mexico?' 'Yes. I feel I want to go away from it and never, never see it again. It is so oppressive and gruesome.' 'Try it a little longer,' he said . 'Perhaps you will feel differently. But perhaps not,' he ended vaguely, driftingly.
D. H. Lawrence, 2013
5
The Mysterious Rider
Then driftingly came the thought that she would not shrink from Wade's reading her mind. Perhaps even now he understood her better than she understood herself. “I can't—eat any more,” declared Moore, at last. “You've done very well for an ...
Zane Grey, 2008
6
Smirt: The Nightmare Has Triplets
It was only that a sort of mistiness pervaded matters, driftingly, unpredictably. And besides, at times, one or another visual detail would seize on the attention, obsessing it, somewhat as though, from a shrouding fog, this particular detail — an ...
James Branch Cabell, 2003
7
Midnight Rose
They wouldn't abandon each other now, Gideon thought driftingly. Their bond was true. He would leave his son in loving hands. His fine, honorable boy, who'd surprised him a million times in the last weeks with his integrity and maturity in the ...
Shelby Reed, 2004
8
A Jest of God
She turns her face away, leans back in her chair, lifts one violet-veined wrist and lets it fall, driftingly slow. Oh Lord. The lady of the camellias, dying on silver screen, circa 1930. Yet I feel like hell, also, at her hurt, the unfeigned part that doesn't, ...
Margaret Laurence, 1993
9
Death Stalks the Jury, a Complete Novelet
Fog stirredagainst their faces, damp and uneasy and driftingly white. “Mike—” ( He hadn'teven realized just whenthey had become Ellen and Mike. He seemed to have known her always.) “Thereis something evil about this place. Ican feelit in  ...
G. Wayman Jones
10
Slippery When Wet (Mills & Boon Blaze) (Under the Covers - ...
Okay, so there were some things worth getting up for, Taylor thought driftingly, as the dart and stroke and heat of his tongue sent shivers through her. It amazed her afresh every time, the way he could sweep her into singleminded desire, the ...
Kristin Hardy, 2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIFTINGLY»

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Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock, Barbican, review: 'a marvel'
The evening's keynote was a driftingly sad, side-slipping texture where Corea supplied little roulades over Hancock's musing harmonies. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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