drift slowly
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To move without speed.
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- The boat drifted slowly downstream.
- Clouds drifted slowly across the vast blue sky.
- The scent of baking bread began to drift slowly from the kitchen.
- He closed his eyes and let his mind drift slowly back to happier times.
- We watched the fallen leaves drift slowly onto the calm surface of the lake.
- As the anesthesia took effect, she felt herself drift slowly into unconsciousness.
- The conversation drifted slowly towards more serious matters.
- A single snowflake was drifting slowly towards the ground.
- The abandoned raft will drift slowly out to sea if no one retrieves it.
- After a long day, they would often drift slowly through the quiet art gallery.