Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be adrift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: be adrift
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

be in motion due to some air or water current

Example Sentences

"The leaves were blowing in the wind"
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

Synonyms

float drift blow

Questions

What does be adrift mean?: be in motion due to some air or water current

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