Idiom
drift off
Meaning
To fall asleep slowly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I usually drift off while reading in bed.”
“The soft music helped the tired child drift off after a long day.”
“As the rhythmic sound of the rain tapped against the window, he finally began to drift off into a deep, peaceful slumber.”
Examples
simple
“I usually drift off while reading in bed.”
contextual
“The soft music helped the tired child drift off after a long day.”
complex
“As the rhythmic sound of the rain tapped against the window, he finally began to drift off into a deep, peaceful slumber.”
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