floating
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floating
- /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ US
- /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊtɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, float + -ing.
adjective
- 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.
- Present in the underlying phonological representation but not linked to an anchor on which it can surface. Historically, there was an accompanying vowel, but synchronically, a mere "floating" high tone is posited. In stage (b) this high tone causes the preceding low tone to raise to a raised-low tone via the process of low-raising. Finally, in stage (c) the floating high tone is lost.
verb
- present participle and gerund of float
noun floatings
- 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
Closest in meaning: afloat, drifting, mobile, moving, vagabond, vagrant, unsettled, uncommitted, aimless, unfixed, free-floating, buoyant, natant, hovering, waterborne, flow
Translations
Talk about this word "floating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/floating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. floating. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/floating "floating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/floating.Cite this
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title = {floating},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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