floating

Definition

  • adjective: continually moving or changing position
  • adjective: buoyed on or in a fluid
  • synonyms: unsettled, unfixed, afloat

Examples

  • The company has announced plans to raise capital by 'floating' a new issue of securities next month.

  • dust 'floating' through the air

  • She was 'floating' on her back.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) who gave me Francis. One spring afternoon, I discovered the bowl on my desk... With just a few inches of clear water in it... And floating on the surface was a flower petal. As I watched, it sank. But just before it reached the bottom, it transformed (..)
    2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince