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float around

float around verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.

Verb

float around (third-person singular simple present floats around, present participle floating around, simple past and past participle floated around)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.
  2. (informal) To be nearby or available.
    • Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there.

Forms of float around

third-person singular presentfloats around
present participlefloating around
past participlefloated around
pastfloated around

Questions about float around

What does float around mean?
Float around means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.
What part of speech is float around?
Float around is a verb.
What is the past tense of float around?
The past tense of float around is floated around.

Words near float around in the dictionary

  1. flo'
  2. Flo-Town
  3. FLO/FLO
  4. FLO/FLOs
  5. float
  6. float around
  7. float at
  8. float board
  9. float boards
  10. float glass
  11. float glasses

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