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In this movie they took them up in space. They're floating around and doing zero gravity stuff. Well, they had to do it all on wires. All the wires had to be painted black against this black background. If you didn't light it properly you could see the wires. Drove them crazy!
John Badham

Meaning of "floating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOATING

floating  [ˈfləʊtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Floating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLOATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Floating

Floating may refer to: ▪ a type of dental work performed on horse teeth ▪ use of an isolation tank ▪ the guitar-playing technique where chords are sustained rather than scratched ▪ Floating, a group of footwork-oriented dance techniques closely related to popping ▪ Floating, by Hugh Hughes ▪ Floating, slipping into altered states ▪ Floating exchange rate, a market-valued currency ▪ Floating ground, a ground in an electric circuit that is not connected to the Earth ▪ Floating point, a representation in computing of rational numbers most commonly associated with the IEEE 754 standard...

Definition of floating in the English dictionary

The first definition of floating in the dictionary is having little or no attachment. Other definition of floating is displaced from the normal position or abnormally movable. Floating is also not definitely attached to one place or policy; uncommitted or unfixed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOATING


bloating
ˈbləʊtɪŋ
boating
ˈbəʊtɪŋ
coating
ˈkəʊtɪŋ
doting
ˈdəʊtɪŋ
footing
ˈfʊtɪŋ
gloating
ˈɡləʊtɪŋ
grouting
ˈɡraʊtɪŋ
gun-toting
ˈɡʌntəʊtɪŋ
inputting
ˈɪnˌpʊtɪŋ
nonvoting
nɒnˈvəʊtɪŋ
outing
ˈaʊtɪŋ
pouting
ˈpaʊtɪŋ
powerboating
ˈpaʊəˌbəʊtɪŋ
pussyfooting
ˈpʊsɪˌfʊtɪŋ
Scouting
ˈskaʊtɪŋ
shouting
ˈʃaʊtɪŋ
spouting
ˈspaʊtɪŋ
uncoating
ʌnˈkəʊtɪŋ
undercoating
ˈʌndəˌkəʊtɪŋ
voting
ˈvəʊtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOATING

floatiest
floating assets
floating charge
floating currency
floating currency rate
floating debt
floating decimal (point)
floating dock
floating dry dock
floating exchange rate
floating heart
floating island
floating point representation
floating policy
floating restaurant
floating rib
floating vote
floating voter
floating-point representation
floating-rate note

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOATING

accounting
beating
calculating
cheating
communicating
dating
decorating
devastating
eating
fascinating
frustrating
heating
incorporating
operating
overheating
rating
rotating
seating
skating
star rating
stimulating

Synonyms and antonyms of floating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLOATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «floating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of floating

Translation of «floating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOATING

Find out the translation of floating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of floating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «floating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flotante
570 millions of speakers

English

floating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लोटिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العائمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плавающей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flutuante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দলীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flottant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terapung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwimmend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フローティング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngambang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிதக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लोटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

galleggiante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pływające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плаваючою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plutitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυμαινόμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flytande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flytende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of floating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOATING»

The term «floating» is very widely used and occupies the 8.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about floating

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10 QUOTES WITH «FLOATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word floating.
1
Richard Dean Anderson
Nothing. We're all friends and friendly. So when the cameras go down, depending on the mood or the nature of the material we're dealing with, there's usually a kind of a prevailing light attitude that's floating around.
2
Fiona Apple
I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
3
John Badham
In this movie they took them up in space. They're floating around and doing zero gravity stuff. Well, they had to do it all on wires. All the wires had to be painted black against this black background. If you didn't light it properly you could see the wires. Drove them crazy!
4
Mitchell Baker
Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around.
5
James A. Baldwin
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.
6
William Blackstone
The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island.
7
Constantin Brancusi
When you see a fish you don't think of its scales, do you? You think of its speed, its floating, flashing body seen through the water... If I made fins and eyes and scales, I would arrest its movement, give a pattern or shape of reality. I want just the flash of its spirit.
8
Lee Brice
It's a big plethora of music floating around in my head all the time, and I'll sit there and write a song.
9
Sylvia Browne
See, Heaven is not someplace on a disc in the sky floating around, it's right here amongst us.
10
Alfonso Cuaron
In 'Gravity,' nearly everything is a metaphor for the main character. The way I tend to approach a film is that character and background are equally important; one informs the other. Here, Sandra Bullock is caught between Earth and the void of the universe, just floating there in between. We use the debris as a metaphor for adversity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOATING»

Discover the use of floating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to floating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Floating World
Examines the development of the Japanese art of printmaking in the context of the history and culture of Japan Mr. Michener shows how the Japanese printmakers, cut off from revivifying contacts with the art of the rest of the world and ...
James Albert Michener, 1983
2
Floating-Rate Securities
Floating-Rate Securities is the only complete resource on "floaters" that fills the information void surrounding these complex securities.
Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA, Steven V. Mann, 2000
3
An Artist of the Floating World
This is the story of an artist as an aging man, struggling through the wreckage of Japan's World War II experience. Ishiguro's first novel.
Kazuo Ishiguro, 2012
4
Floating World in Japanese Fiction, The: 浮世草子
'The Floating World in Japanese Fiction' explores the period from three distinct points of view. Howard Hibbett chronicles the historical and social influences of the age. Then he presents the works of ukiyo-zoshi writer Kiseki.
Howard Hibbett, 2001
5
Floating Lives: The Media and Asian Diasporas
Going beyond conventional cross-cultural studies of mainstream media consumption, this book explores the ethnic community as a determining force in negotiating new hybrid identities and cultures—and demonstrates experiences common to ...
Stuart Cunningham, John Sinclair, 2001
6
Six Records of a Floating Life
Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer.
Shen Fu, 2004
7
The Floating Island
Entries from the long-lost journal of Ven, a Nain youth, relate his adventures as he faces pirates and is rescued by a mermaid and a kindly sea captain who sends Ven to an inn, where he encounters fairies, ghosts, and other strange boarders ...
‎2006
8
Floating
The winner of the MTV and Pocket Books "Write Stuff" Fiction Contest offers her debut novel, the story of twenty-five-year-old Ruby Pearson's flight from Wickenberg, Arizona, with the help of her son's truck-driving uncle. Original.
Robin Troy, 1998
9
Floating: A Novel
From the gifted author of A Little Piece of Sky: The poignant tale of a young woman who must come to terms with her biracial identity.
Nicole Bailey Williams, 2007
10
The Magic School Bus Ups and Downs: A Book about Floating ...
Reveals why things float or sink
Joanna Cole, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term floating is used in the context of the following news items.
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Floating parties not allowed - Kelowna News - Castanet.net
Floating parties not allowed. by Darren Handschuh | Story: 143832 - Jul 11, 2015 / 5:00 am. Photo: Contributed. Boaters are allowed to indulge in an alcoholic ... «Castanet.net, Jul 15»
2
Man's Body Found Floating In Weatherford Lake « CBS Dallas / Fort …
WEATHERFORD, TX (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials say the cause of death is unknown after an 'unresponsive' male subject was found floating in ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Students Live, Learn For Eight Days on "Floating Classroom …
Lynchburg, VA - For the next eight days, ten lucky kids will live and learn on the open water. "Our main goal is to have students come out and ... «WSET, Jul 15»
4
Floating out the idea of recycling - Northumberland Gazette
Pupils from Years 3 and 4 made model boats from recycled materials to race at the weekend. Thirty local businesses and organisations ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Forget the megayacht, buy a 'floating villa' with underwater bedroom …
Forget the mega yacht, designer reveals 'floating villa' with an underwater bedroom that can be moored anywhere in the world (as long as the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Never Mind the "Looming Specter" Floating Above You
When I come across a phrase like “specter of looming profits” a little light goes off in my head and usually a cartoon like this pops out. «Small Business Trends, Jul 15»
7
5 years later, no arrests in murder of Kenner couple found floating in …
Five years after Herbert Glass and his bride of one month, Lynette Williams, were executed and dumped into Lake Pontchartrain, relatives of ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
8
Man's body found floating in pond | Local News - WCVB Home
Man's body found floating in pond. 81-year-old found in small Andover pond. UPDATED 2:13 PM EDT Jul 10, 2015 ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
9
You could be living in a manmade floating city-state by 2020 …
Thiel is the main investor with the Seasteading Institute, an organization that has created a concept for a floating, autonomous city-state, located ... «Komando, Jul 15»
10
Woman dies after found floating in campground pool | Local News …
A Massachusetts woman died after she was found floating in a pool at a campground in Madison Thursday night, according to the Somerset ... «WMTW Portland, Jul 15»

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