- present participle of float.
floating
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The oil from Rosebank would be loaded onto tankers via a gigantic hose and nozzle, which looks like the super-sized pump of an enormous floating filling station.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead the AI invented several bizarre concoctions, from bacon and eggs floating in a glass of cola - a confusion between "soda" and "soda bread" - to chips poking out of muffins.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Busan authorities fixed nets to floating pontoons that were moved gradually as the shark headed towards the open sea.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
"You're floating around in the air, and you give a little tap with your foot, and you can sail over to say hello to your buddy."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
He was yapping at something new, something Natalie could now see floating toward them on the two-story-high storm surge.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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