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  • present participle of float.
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floating

[floh-ting] / ˈfloʊ tɪŋ /


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Citizen Zoo has also set up camera traps and "latrine rafts" - floating rafts where the water voles defecate - to help gather evidence of the population on the Hogsmill.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Cars are quickly and easily driven on and off the vessel where they are stored on multiple levels like a floating parking garage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Eliminating the cap on how much people pay into the program is a suggestion that has been floating around for years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

At that time, “Love” was floating around 1 million listeners on Spotify.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He was floating in a halfway state between dreaming and being aware of where he was.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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