floating
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfloʊtɪŋ
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Definition
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adjective
That floats or float.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
noun
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
The motion of something that floats.
in the plural
Material that floats in a liquid.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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- “The boat was gently floating on the calm water of the lake.”
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Inflected forms
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Be in motion due to some air or water current.
Word family
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Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens.
Compound terms
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Dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised.
Dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised.
Pantropical aquatic fern.
An explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it.
Free-floating aquatic ferns.
A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix.
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Synonyms
Sense: that floats or float
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