"Floydering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Floydering (uncountable)
  1. The act of strolling around aimlessly as an aid to creativity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Floydering-en-noun-RLk1b1Vq

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} Floydering
  1. present participle and gerund of Floyder Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: Floyder
    Sense id: en-Floydering-en-verb-Uzy2syAu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71
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