drift round
Frequency: 4.81.9 per million words
To move around a place without a clear purpose.
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- After losing his job, he just drifted round the town for weeks.
- Let's just drift round the art gallery and soak in the atmosphere.
- The ghost is said to drift round the old manor at midnight.
- She spent the afternoon drifting round the shops with no intention of buying anything.
- Unsure what to do next, the characters drift round the stage aimlessly.
- He was happy to simply drift round the festival, listening to the different bands.
- Whispers of the scandal began to drift round the office.
- As a student, I would often drift round campus between lectures.
- The dog seemed content to drift round the garden, sniffing at flowers.
- We were just drifting round the park when we bumped into them.