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getting someone's drift

getting someone's drift is the present participle and gerund of get someone's drift.

Meaning of get someone's drift

Verb

get someone's drift (third-person singular simple present gets someone's drift, present participle getting someone's drift, simple past got someone's drift, past participle gotten someone's drift or got someone's drift)

  1. Synonym of catch someone's drift.

Questions about getting someone's drift

What is getting someone's drift the present participle and gerund of?
Getting someone's drift is the present participle and gerund of get someone's drift.

Words near getting someone's drift in the dictionary

  1. getting someone in a line
  2. getting someone there
  3. getting someone's back
  4. getting someone's back up
  5. getting someone's dander up
  6. getting someone's drift
  7. getting someone's goat
  8. getting someone's Irish up
  9. getting someone's nanny
  10. getting someone's nanny-goat
  11. getting someone's number

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