float
verb (used without object)
to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
has been floating
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present perfect progressiveof float (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Eliminating the cap on how much people pay into the program is a suggestion that has been floating around for years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some have taken pieces of the blue coating that has been floating in the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Libyan port officials said initially that the tanker had sunk, but it has been floating, unmanned and dangerous ever since.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
One initiative he has been floating this week is housing reform, telling reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that he’s even considering a national emergency on housing.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
This recipe has been floating around the press for years.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
