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Meanings of drift off in English
Change from a waking to a sleeping state.
Usage of drift off in English
1
The ship did not just drift off course, it started to sink.
2
He'd drift off after a while, content, even happy for her presence.
3
As he began to drift off, Gerrod thought he heard someone chuckle.
4
I drift off to sleep, carried by the sound of distant conversations.
5
I would drift off, then feel jolts of pain through my arms.
6
The jangada, again started on the river, began to drift off diagonally.
7
He began to drift off, like a mist, moving along the riverbank.
8
You've let her drift off toward the Welsh coast, toward the shallows.
9
Their bellies swollen, they began to drift off into the gathering shadows.
10
As I drift off, my intestines are thrumming like a tumble-dryer hose.
11
I forced myself to stay awake; yet I couldn't help but drift off.
12
It is easy to drift off and press the wrong buttons.
13
He frowned and let the list of disturbing possibilities drift off.
14
For that moment, as you drift off, you know you're safe.
15
Dale rolled over on his right side, beginning to drift off.
16
You said you start thinking about stuff and you drift off.
This collocation consists of:
Translations for drift off
Catalan
Spanish
Drift off through the time
Drift off across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common