drift
noun
am drifting
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present progressiveof drift (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now I am drifting through a long afternoon, or beached like an oarsman who has run out of water.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2020
But I am drifting away from actual criticizing which only too otten is mistaken for systematically finding the negative.
From Time Magazine Archive
I walk through the front door and up the stairs, still with that muffled feeling in my ears, like I am drifting far away from the world.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
So there I am, drifting in a world made of white mist and feeling mighty sorry for myself when all of a sudden I hear a splash.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
It is as if I am drifting away into another place, into the deepest recesses of my mind to hide from the pain.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
