float
verb (used without object)
to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
have been floating
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present perfect progressiveof float.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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Reports of potentially looming job cuts at Oracle have been floating around for weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
A quick check online shows that versions of that have been floating around in various online memes for some years.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Ms. Swift’s fans have been floating the notion that the many sports references in the track “The Alchemy” allude to the football player Travis Kelce, the singer’s current boyfriend.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The collaboration had been a long time coming — Jakob says people have been floating the idea for his entire adult life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
He might have been floating for all he could tell, but he supposed it more likely he was walking and just couldn’t feel it.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
