drift around
Frequency: 5.22.5 per million words
To move around a place without a clear purpose.
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- He spent the whole afternoon just drifting around the house.
- The old ghost is said to drift around the castle at night.
- After losing his map, the tourist could only drift around the city's unfamiliar streets.
- Strange rumors began to drift around the office about the upcoming merger.
- She was drifting around the party, not really talking to anyone.
- Autumn leaves drift around the park on a windy day.
- Without a job, he'll probably just drift around for a few months.
- In his early twenties, he drifted around Europe, working odd jobs.
- Space debris continues to drift around the Earth, posing a risk to satellites.
- We watched the lonely boat drift around the bay with no one on board.