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floating

Pronunciation: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/

The English word “floating” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. That floats or float.
  2. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
  3. Present in the underlying phonological representation but not linked to an anchor on which it can surface.

noun

  1. The motion of something that floats.
  2. Material that floats in a liquid.
  3. The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
  4. A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.

Etymology

By surface analysis, float + -ing.

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