Floating
/ˈfloʊɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjectiveResting or moving on the surface of a liquid or in air.
Extra definitions
adjectiveHanging in the air.
adjectiveNot fixed to one position.
adjectiveThat floats or float.
Sentence Examples
Leaves were floating on the pond.
A balloon was floating above the trees.
The platform is floating.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
By surface analysis, float + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“"And I am much mistaken if she has not some floating fancy of her own."”
— 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 198:
“Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings.”
— 1898, Journal of Microscopy, page 256:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Leaves were ____ on the pond.