catching someone's drift

A form of catch someone's drift — To understand the meaning or implications of someone’s pronouncement.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of catch someone's drift
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APA

catching someone's drift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20someone's%20drift

MLA

“catching someone's drift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20someone's%20drift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catching someone's drift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20someone's%20drift.

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