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floating around

floating around is the present participle and gerund of float around.

Meaning of 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.

Questions about floating around

What is floating around the present participle and gerund of?
Floating around is the present participle and gerund of float around.

Words near floating around in the dictionary

  1. floatin'
  2. floatiness
  3. floating
  4. floating academies
  5. floating academy
  6. floating around
  7. floating at
  8. floating beacon
  9. floating beacons
  10. floating bog
  11. floating bogs

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