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The correct spelling is floating.
How to pronounce floating
verb
IPA: /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/
Say it like: Floa-tin-g
The correct spelling is floating. 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. For example: "The boat floated on the water."
Usage Examples
“The boat floated on the water.”
“to float a boat”
“Oil floats on vinegar.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
- 3.To be capable of floating.
- 4.To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
- 5.To drift or wander aimlessly.
noun
- 1.The motion of something that floats.
- 2.(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
- 3.The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
adjective
- 1.That floats or float.
- 2.Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
- 3.(of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
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