"floating" meaning in English

See floating in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-floating.wav
Rhymes: -əʊtɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, float + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|float|-ing}} By surface analysis, float + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} floating (not comparable)
  1. That floats or float. Tags: not-comparable Translations (that floats): アモㇺカ (amomka) (Ainu), πλωτός (plōtós) (Ancient Greek), плыву́чы (plyvúčy) (Belarusian), наплаўны́ (naplaŭný) (english: kept afloat) (Belarusian), плаващ (plavašt) (Bulgarian), flotant (Catalan), surant (Catalan), 漂浮的 (piāofúde) (Chinese Mandarin), kelluva (Finnish), plutitor (Romanian), flotant (Romanian), плаву́чий (plavúčij) (Russian), наплавно́й (naplavnój) (english: kept afloat) (Russian), flotante (Spanish), flotador (Spanish), плаву́чий (plavúčyj) (Ukrainian), наплавни́й (naplavnýj) (english: kept afloat) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-floating-en-adj-wOgzUeDg Disambiguation of 'that floats': 91 5 4
  2. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not fixed): променлив (promenliv) (Bulgarian), 浮動的 /浮动的 (fúdòngde) (Chinese Mandarin), liikkuva (Finnish), māngina (note: of an opinion, undecided) (Maori), mōngina (note: of an opinion, undecided) (Maori), flotant (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-floating-en-adj-UaqQxNGG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ainu translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 11 2 1 30 34 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 3 22 17 6 4 22 24 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 22 14 6 4 24 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 12 3 2 30 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 26 15 2 2 26 27 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ainu translations: 4 31 19 4 3 17 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 28 17 4 4 15 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 4 30 19 4 3 18 20 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 29 19 4 3 18 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 31 19 4 3 17 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 29 19 4 3 18 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 28 20 3 3 17 24 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 31 19 4 3 17 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 4 29 19 4 3 18 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 30 19 4 3 20 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 31 19 4 2 20 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 31 19 4 3 17 21 2 Disambiguation of 'not fixed': 0 67 33
  3. (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-floating-en-adj-oF35SVLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 11 2 1 30 34 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 3 22 17 6 4 22 24 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 22 14 6 4 24 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 12 3 2 30 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 26 15 2 2 26 27 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 28 17 4 4 15 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 28 20 3 3 17 24 2 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-floating.wav Forms: floatings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, float + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|float|-ing}} By surface analysis, float + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} floating (plural floatings)
  1. The motion of something that floats.
    Sense id: en-floating-en-noun-GeaYeFsy
  2. (in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-floating-en-noun-byWfqG68
  3. The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
    Sense id: en-floating-en-noun-SEm0yaCR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 11 2 1 30 34 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 3 22 17 6 4 22 24 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 22 14 6 4 24 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 12 3 2 30 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 26 15 2 2 26 27 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 28 17 4 4 15 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 28 20 3 3 17 24 2
  4. (veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth. Categories (lifeform): Veterinary medicine
    Sense id: en-floating-en-noun-WdkjPvM4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 11 2 1 30 34 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 3 22 17 6 4 22 24 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 22 14 6 4 24 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 12 3 2 30 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 26 15 2 2 26 27 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 28 17 4 4 15 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 28 20 3 3 17 24 2 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

Verb

IPA: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-floating.wav
Rhymes: -əʊtɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, float + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|float|-ing}} By surface analysis, float + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} floating
  1. present participle and gerund of float Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: float
    Sense id: en-floating-en-verb-BdTdR62i

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters."
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          "text": "In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities."
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          "text": "You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen."
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          "ref": "1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 198:",
          "text": "\"And I am much mistaken if she has not some floating fancy of her own.\"",
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      ],
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        [
          "veterinary medicine",
          "veterinary medicine"
        ],
        [
          "veterinary",
          "veterinary"
        ],
        [
          "dental",
          "dental"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "pathology",
        "sciences",
        "veterinary",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfloʊtɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfləʊtɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊtɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "floating"
}

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