levitating
- present participle of levitate.
Example Sentences
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Of course, they don’t much resemble the levitating Studebakers and auto-gyrating Chevys foretold in pulp science fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
But the grasping device was not physically connected to anything - it appeared to be levitating inside the person's body.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024
The experiment, published in the Science Advances journal, used levitating magnets to detect gravity on microscopic particles -- small enough to boarder on the quantum realm.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2024
The diorama-like layout, part altar, part haunted house, contains mounds of soil sprouting candles, a filthy claw-foot bathtub, a forlorn-looking toilet and chandeliers resembling levitating candelabras.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023
Instead of levitating, the car filled with the dreadful noise Humans call music.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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