float
verb (used without object)
to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
is floating
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present progressiveof float (3rd 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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And her campaign is floating the idea that “if millionaires and corporations chip in 17 cents out of every dollar earned after that first million, it could lower all our property taxes by 44%.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But prominent economist Torsten Sløk is floating a counterargument that inflation may not fall as expected.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Some oil is floating on tankers, some is delayed, some is stranded and some production is temporarily shut in,” Innes said.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Less wobble means a moon is mostly solid, while a large wobble means the icy surface is floating on a liquid water ocean.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Still, Suma is floating next to me in her pod, her brain being wiped anew.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
