Definitions
Floating - as a noun
The act of someone who floats on the water
Floating - as an adjective satellite
Borne up by or suspended in a liquid
Example: "The ship is still floating"
Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Example: "A drifting double-dealer"
Inclined to move or be moved about
Example: "A floating crap game"
(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
Example: "Floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"
Not definitely committed to a party or policy
Example: "Floating voters"
Floating - as a verb
Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
Example: "The boat floated on the water."
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
Example: "To float a boat"
To be capable of floating.
Example: "Oil floats on vinegar."
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
Example: "I’d love to just float downstream."
To drift or wander aimlessly.
Example: "Images from my childhood floated through my mind."
To drift gently through the air.
Example: "The balloon floated off into the distance."
To move in a fluid manner.
Example: "The dancer floated gracefully around the stage."
To circulate.
Example: "There's a rumour floating around the office that jan is pregnant."
(of an idea or scheme) to be viable.
Example: "That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float."
To propose (an idea) for consideration.
Example: "I floated the idea of free ice-cream on fridays, but no one was interested."
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
(of currencies) to have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
Example: "The yen floats against the dollar."
To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
Example: "Increased pressure on thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency."
To extend a short-term loan to.
Example: "Could you float me $50 until payday?"
To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
Example: "2007, jonathan reuvid, floating your company: the essential guide to going public."
To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
Example: "It is time to float this horse's teeth."
To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
To perform a float.
To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
Floating - as an adjective
That floats or float.
Example: "Floating buoys"
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
Example: "In china, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities."
(of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
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Word Game Points
FLOATING has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.
FLOATING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
FLOATING has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.
