- present participle of float.
floating
Example Sentences
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Elon Musk envisioned data centers floating through space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The primary suite is one of a kind, featuring a spa-inspired bath, a free-standing soaking tub, a glass-enclosed shower, and a custom floating vanity, all accompanied by a terrace overlooking the garden.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
At that time, “Love” was floating around 1 million listeners on Spotify.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
No wonder that Angeliki Simosi, the director of the Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, exclaimed, “The ship that sank at Antikythera was not merely a cargo ship. It was essentially a floating museum.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
