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floating

floa·ting

UK/ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ US/ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

the act of someone who floats on the water

adjective

1.

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

  • “a drifting double-dealer”
  • “the floating population”
  • “vagrant hippies of the sixties”
2.

inclined to move or be moved about

  • “a floating crap game”
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3.

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

  • “floating ribs are not connected with the sternum”
  • “a floating kidney”
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4.

not definitely committed to a party or policy

  • “floating voters”
5.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

  • “the ship is still floating”
  • “floating logs”
  • “floating seaweed”
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Origin

By surface analysis, float + -ing.

Phrases

  • floating academy
  • floating beacon
  • floating bog
  • floating bridge
  • floating car data
  • floating cellular data
  • floating collar
  • floating dock

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