aimless wandering from place to place
"After losing his job, he spent months drifting through different cities without a real plan or direction."
The act by which something drifts.
"The drifting of leaves across the frozen lake created a mosaic of brown and gold under the winter sun."
present participle of drift
"The sailboat drifted slowly toward the shore after losing all power in the storm."
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
"After the storm knocked out his power, he sat on his porch drifting through the evening thoughts without any real direction."