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Floating Very Common

Floating has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of someone who floats on the water

"The swimmer enjoyed floating peacefully on her stomach while watching the sunset."

2

The motion of something that floats.

"The boat rocked gently on its floating as it drifted down the calm river."

In plain English: Floating is when something stays on top of water without sinking to the bottom.

"She felt floating in a state of pure happiness after hearing the good news."

Verb
1

present participle of float

"The small boat was floating gently on the calm lake after the storm passed."

In plain English: To float is to stay up on top of water without sinking down.

"The leaf was floating gently down the river."

Adjective
1

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

"the ship is still floating"

"floating logs"

"floating seaweed"

2

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

"a drifting double-dealer"

"the floating population"

"vagrant hippies of the sixties"

3

inclined to move or be moved about

"a floating crap game"

4

(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position

"floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"

"a floating kidney"

5

not definitely committed to a party or policy

"floating voters"

6

That floats or float.

"The wooden raft was floating gently on the calm river surface."

Example Sentences
"She felt floating in a state of pure happiness after hearing the good news." noun
"The floating was so gentle that we felt like we were in a dream." noun
"He spent his morning watching the floating of leaves down the stream." noun
"A sense of floating filled her heart when she saw the sunrise over the mountains." noun
"The leaf was floating gently down the river." verb
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Origin

The word floating is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base verb float. It describes the action of staying on top of a liquid or appearing weightless.

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