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Definition of Drift off
1. Verb. Change from a waking to a sleeping state. "He always falls asleep during lectures"
Specialized synonyms: Zonk Out
Antonyms: Wake Up
Definition of Drift off
1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To fall asleep. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) to lose concentration ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drift Off
Literary usage of Drift off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"... and that the simple removal of these main stays may be the means of allowing
the whole island to drift off, either bodily or in detail. ..."
2. The Coal Resources of the Clintwood and Bucu Quadrangles, Virginia by Henry Hinds, Geological Survey (U.S.) (1916)
"Sample 10734 was obtained at face of butt-heading, off the fourth left drift off
the McClure entry; and sample 10735 in room 16, off right heading 3, ..."
3. Dansk-norsk-engelsk Ordbog by Johannes Magnussen (1902)
"... det vidt i noget make a great proficiency in something; — «I "vi] slink
away; [mar] drift off; Skyerne — «f 3. V. the clouds are drifting from the SW; ..."
4. This Side of Paradise by Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1920)
"''Come on, let's let the smoke drift off. We'll go down and watch football practice/' ..."
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