floating

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/ˈfloʊtɪŋ/

noun 4adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

above, blue, broken, good, large, natural, pink, white

I spotted a large floating platform made of recycled plastic in the harbor.

VERB + FLOATING

back, cloud, clouds, found, looked, means, practice, see

She looked floating in her white dress as she danced across the stage.

FLOATING + NOUN

bulwark, buoys, ice, lake, population, river, sky, tram

Debris and floating ice made navigation dangerous for the small fishing boat.

PREP.

about, around, down, in, on

A piece of wood was floating down the river after the heavy storm.

ADV.

then

Then I saw a plastic bag floating across the parking lot in the wind.

Definitions

adj

That floats or float.

floating buoys

Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.

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.

that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.

noun

The motion of something that floats.

Material that floats in a liquid.

Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings.

The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.

A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of someone who floats on the water

natation

adjective — continually changing especially as from one abode or occupat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

floating buoys

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

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

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Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings.

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The clouds floating in the sky are beautiful.

Tatoeba · #18304

A balloon was floating in the air.

Tatoeba · #20340

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