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Meaning of the word floating in English

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floating

US /ˈfloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
UK /ˈfloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/

Adjective

1.

buoyant or suspended in water or air.

Example:
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a massive floating platform
Synonym:
buoyantafloatdriftinghoveringlevitatingsuspendedhanging
Synonym:
sunkengrounded
2.

not settled in a definite place; fluctuating or variable.

Example:
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the floating population that is migrating to the cities
Synonym:
unsettledtransienttemporaryvariablefluctuatingmigrantwanderingnomadicmovingon the movemigratorytravelingdriftingrovingroamingitinerantvagrantvagabondchangeablechangingfluidfreeup and down
Synonym:
settledfixed

Noun

1.
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floatfloating islandfloating shelffloat aroundfloating exchange rate