drift toward (someone or something)
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To slowly move closer to someone or something. I had to wait for the inner tube to drift toward the steps of the pool before I could climb onto it. Why is it that the leaves never drift toward the pool filter? Only when Dad drifted toward me did I realize he had fallen asleep in his inflatable chair!
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drift toward someone or something
to move slowly and gradually toward someone or something. The clouds drifted toward us, and we could see that a storm was coming. As the clouds drifted toward us, we could feel the humidity increase.
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