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  • present participle of float.
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floating

[floh-ting] / ˈfloʊ tɪŋ /


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Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with a stunning two-story foyer punctuated by a floating staircase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

At the center, they placed a 1.5-meter-wide pool of crude oil floating on water.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The Port of Long Beach aims to become an assembly hub for floating offshore wind turbines, while the state awaits a more favorable federal administration for their deployment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The mission used inflatable cushions to pull it to the surface before dragging it back to the North Sea on a floating platform.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I had to stop floating and come back down to Earth and get Miss Zeldy a drink.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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