floating
/ˈfləʊtɪŋ//ˈfloʊtɪŋ/verb
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Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
Example: The boat floated on the water.
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
Example: to float a boat
To be capable of floating.
Example: Oil floats on vinegar.
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
Example: I’d love to just float downstream.
noun
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The motion of something that floats.
(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
adjective
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That floats or float.
Example: floating buoys
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
Example: In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.
(of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.