floating
adjective
float·ing
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Definition of floating
1
: buoyed on or in a fluid
2
: located out of the normal position
a floating kidney
3a
: continually drifting or changing position
the floating population
b
: not presently committed or invested
floating capital
c
: short-term and usually not funded
floating debt
d
: having no fixed value or rate
floating currencies floating interest rates
4
: connected or constructed so as to operate and adjust smoothly
a floating axle
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Examples of floating in a Sentence
the wreckage remained floating for hours
Recent Examples on the Web
The annual floating festival of boats and barges draws hundreds of people each summer to a remote estuary in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "âFacebook-topiaâ: Why we may soon live on corporate island-nations," 29 Aug. 2019 As the bottle-laden submersible came up from deep waters, Starks poured the seawater samples through tiny plastic filters to capture all the floating genetic material. — Rodrigo PĂ©rez Ortega, The Mercury News, "Monterey Bay: Following the DNA trail in the Pacific Ocean," 11 Aug. 2019 For a creative yet functional option in the bathroom, an LED framed mirror or using LED lighting to backlight a wall or under a floating bathroom cabinet would be a good way to go. — Larry Abbott, Houston Chronicle, "GHBA Remodelers Council: Remember the days you had to turn the lights off?," 11 Aug. 2019 Dinner and cocktails will be served on a 600-foot-long table along Jackson Street in Cicero next month, and those at the table will be serenaded at sunset from a floating stage on the Morse Reservoir. — Natalia E. Contreras, Indianapolis Star, "This dinner party on the causeway in Cicero features an open bar and sunset serenade," 30 July 2019 Our cinematographer, Brad Holland, was there to film the floating block tableâbut wound up seeing a few of the artisans working on the brand's Blackline serving boards and was transfixed. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "There's a Cool Trick to How These Serving Boards Get Their Color," 19 July 2019 But the floating mystery mine brought up questions about what other devices might be found beneath the surface in Puget Sound. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "Navy says mystery mine found off Bainbridge Island was from 2005 exercise," 31 Aug. 2018 The body of a woman was found floating Wednesday afternoon in a body of water near Dog River. — Christopher Harress | [email protected], al.com, "Womanâs body found floating in Mobile creek," 26 June 2019 And in May, the company launched a pilot of its free-floating bike service, called Jump. — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, "Uber Finally Has Ride-Hailing Competition in London," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'floating.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for floating
floating
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of floating
: continually moving or changing position
: having no fixed value or rate
British
: not associated with a particular political party : not certain to vote for a particular candidate or party in an election
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floating
adjective
float·ing
| \ ËflĆt-iĆ
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Medical Definition of floating
: located out of the normal position or abnormally movable
a floating kidney
floating
adjective
float·ing
Legal Definition of floating
1
: not presently committed or invested
floating capital
2
: short-term and usually not funded
floating debt
3
: having no fixed value or rate
floating currencies floating interest rates
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