Meaning

That floats or float..

Definitions by Sense

1. That floats or float.
2. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
3. (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
4. present participle and gerund of float
5. The motion of something that floats.
6. (in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
7. The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
8. (veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.

Example Sentences

floating buoys

The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.

In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.

You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen.

"And I am much mistaken if she has not some floating fancy of her own."

Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings.

Word Forms

• floatings

Synonyms for floating

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When Should You Use Floating?

Use floating when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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