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floating

[ floh-ting ]

adjective

  1. being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
  2. having little or no attachment to a particular place; moving from one place to another:

    a floating workforce.

  3. Pathology. away from its proper position, especially in a downward direction:

    a floating kidney.

  4. not fixed or settled in a definite place or state:

    a floating population.

  5. Finance.
    1. in circulation or use, or not permanently invested, as capital.
    2. composed of sums due within a short time:

      a floating debt.

  6. Machinery.
    1. having a soft suspension greatly reducing vibrations between the suspended part and its support.
    2. working smoothly.


floating

/ ˈ´Ú±ôəʊ³Ùɪŋ /

adjective

  1. having little or no attachment
  2. (of an organ or part) displaced from the normal position or abnormally movable

    a floating kidney

  3. not definitely attached to one place or policy; uncommitted or unfixed

    the floating vote

  4. finance
    1. (of capital) not allocated or invested; available for current use
    2. (of debt) short-term and unfunded, usually raised by a government or company to meet current expenses
    3. (of a currency) free to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
  5. machinery operating smoothly through being free from external constraints
  6. (of an electronic circuit or device) not connected to a source of voltage
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú±ô´Ç²¹³Ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú±ô´Ç²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of floating1

First recorded in 1555–65; float + -ing 2
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I know that his former adviser, the influencer Steve Bannon, has been floating that for a while, largely based upon some very fringe ideas from an activist lawyer named Mike Davis.

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The policy and campaigners officer explained that some designs - such as floating bus stops, have been "dangerous for blind and partially sighted people".

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Landi hoped to eventually create a floating city consisting of about 20 barges, which would, by 2028, house thousands of permanent residents in luxury villas and apartments.

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The LP is also home to perhaps the most sumptuous of EWF’s many romantic ballads: “Reasons,†with Bailey floating around in his falsetto like a guy sky-high on desire.

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Waltz, who put together the group chat, has spent the intervening day floating different justifications for his actions.

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