floating
- adjective
- /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
:
flotante
- During the art exhibit, she admired a floating sculpture that moved gracefully in the breeze.
Say that again, we are living on a floating rock, OK?
- Say that again, we are living on a floating rock, OK?
Examples
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They're just dark objects floating through space, and we know they're out there.
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Did the pandemic ruin all momentum that this floating backpack had?
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And he finds, you know, a floating island, gets on the island.
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Nothing more than pieces of floating debris around them.
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Boom, there we go, the floating bait corral right there.
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The boat was gently bobbing on the waves, indicating it was a floating vessel.
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The kids enjoyed their time at the lake, watching floating leaves drift by.
Synonyms
13
2.5
Can be carried to another place
7
4.4
Floating on water without being tied to anything
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4.2
Drifting without a clear direction, often about people or plans
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3.0
A thing that you can take to another place, like furniture
Not staying in one place or job for long
Small pieces that float in water or air and do not sink
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.3
A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs
- Specialized
1
5.2
A system where a currency's value changes because of buying and selling in the market, not set by the government
- Specialized
1
6.8
A calculation that uses numbers with decimals often done by a computer
- Specialized
A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second
- Specialized
A way computers write numbers with decimals using a power to show the decimal point position
- Specialized
A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair
- Specialized
Insurance that covers valuable items like jewelry or equipment wherever they are
- Literature
A person who does not always support the same political party and may choose differently in each election
- Specialized
A way to write very large or very small numbers using an exponent so the decimal point can move
- Specialized
A number that computers store to show very large or very small values approximately
- Specialized
A measure of how fast a computer does one million math calculations each second
- Specialized
A measure of computer speed equal to one trillion math calculations every second
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Floating comes from the same root float, which meant 'to move on water' and gives the idea of being movable or changing place. So floating can mean not fixed in one place.