float
verb (used without object)
to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
am floating
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present progressiveof float (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am floating this general strike idea for a simple reason: Workers are running out of options.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
“It’s as if I am floating in a surreal state. I’ve had such bad luck in my life that I believe sometimes this just won’t be possible.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2018
I drift between long daydreams and a feeling that I am floating through the night sky, and it becomes hard to tell if my eyes are open or not.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2016
I love their self-contained, hermetic quality, and the way they make me feel that I am floating, suspended between coming and going.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
I am floating on a buoyed raft in the Baltic Sea.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
