float
verb (used without object)
to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
was floating
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past progressiveof float.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"It was pasted on a chest that was floating," said Rimal, 44.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
At that time, “Love” was floating around 1 million listeners on Spotify.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Olivia Nuzzi seemed like she was floating above it all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
What I would say is I was very disappointed that inaccurate information was floating around.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
I felt like I was floating in my daddy’s world of summer, and hide-and-seek, and fishing when I opened the paper and read the greeting.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
