running adrift

A form of run adrift — To continue without being steered (usually having been abandoned). (of a ship)

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of run adrift
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APA

running adrift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20adrift

MLA

“running adrift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20adrift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “running adrift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20adrift.

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