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floating

/ˈfloʊtɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Floating means: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another.

Synonyms for floating10

noun, as in the act of someone who floats on the water

natation

adjective, as in continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

aimless, drifting, vagabond, vagrant, unsettled

adjective, as in borne up by or suspended in a liquid

afloat

adjective, as in inclined to move or be moved about

mobile

adjective, as in (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position

unfixed

adjective, as in not definitely committed to a party or policy

uncommitted

What does floating mean?6

adjective

1

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another“a drifting double-dealer”

2

borne up by or suspended in a liquid“the ship is still floating”

3

inclined to move or be moved about“a floating crap game”

4

(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position“floating ribs are not connected with the sternum”

5

not definitely committed to a party or policy“floating voters”

noun

1

the act of someone who floats on the water

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with floating?7

two syllables

votingnotingquotingcoatingboating

three syllables

promotingdevoting
Show 40 near rhymes
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Floating in a sentence

  • On a barge, floating on a river, a variety of crops are being nurtured.Cangarejo
  • In summary, you can call the ship, with complete justification, a floating sanatorium.Objectivesea
  • You could see slime in many places, and garbage floating in the water.Cangarejo
  • They found his body later, floating in the river.Eccles17
  • Yuck, there's a hair floating in the soup.AlanF_US
  • The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about.Hybrid
  • The boat was broken by the floating ice.unknown
  • The fisherman saved himself by means of a floating board.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of floating

as a noun

plural
floatings