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Floydering

Floydering is the present participle and gerund of Floyder.

Meaning of Floyder

Verb

Floyder (third-person singular simple present Floyders, present participle Floydering, simple past and past participle Floydered)

  1. (intransitive) To stroll around aimlessly as an aid to creativity.
    • Floyd continues to work for Disney on a freelance basis (as he prefers it) and can still be found Floydering around the Disney Animation campus.2015 September 2, Jamie Greene, “Great Big Beautiful Podcast: Episode 26 - Floyd Norman”, in geekdad.com

Noun

Floydering (uncountable)

  1. The act of strolling around aimlessly as an aid to creativity.
    • He's refused to let the fact that he no longer works at the place — he was let go when he was 65 -- stop him from doing what employees have come to call "Floydering," a kind of creative loitering/kibbitzing in the Disney offices.2016 August 25, Kenneth Turan, “Disney's first black animator looks back in the incisive doc 'Floyd Norman: An Animated Life”, in LA Times, Los Angeles, California

Questions about Floydering

What does Floydering mean?
Floydering means the act of strolling around aimlessly as an aid to creativity.
What is Floydering the present participle and gerund of?
Floydering is the present participle and gerund of Floyder.
What part of speech is Floydering?
Floydering is a noun.

Words near Floydering in the dictionary

  1. Floyd-Steinberg
  2. Floyd-Warshall algorithm
  3. Floydada
  4. Floyder
  5. Floydered
  6. Floydering
  7. Floyders
  8. Floydian
  9. Floyds
  10. Floyer
  11. floytes

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