| floating | | |
| n. (act) | 1. floating, natation | the act of someone who floats on the water. |
| ~ swim, swimming | the act of swimming.; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most"; "they took a short swim in the pool" |
| ~ dead-man's float, prone float | a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward. |
| adj. | 2. floating | borne up by or suspended in a liquid.; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed" |
| ~ afloat | borne on the water; floating. |
| adj. | 3. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant | continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another.; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" |
| ~ unsettled | not settled or established.; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
| adj. | 4. floating | inclined to move or be moved about.; "a floating crap game" |
| ~ mobile | moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place).; "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" |
| adj. | 5. floating | (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position.; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney" |
| ~ unfixed | not firmly placed or set or fastened. |
| adj. | 6. floating | not definitely committed to a party or policy.; "floating voters" |
| ~ uncommitted | not bound or pledged. |
| hover | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| ~ shillyshally | be uncertain and vague. |
| v. (stative) | 2. hover, linger | move to and fro.; "The shy student lingered in the corner" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| v. (motion) | 3. hover | hang in the air; fly or be suspended above. |
| ~ fly, wing | travel through the air; be airborne.; "Man cannot fly" |
| ~ poise | be motionless, in suspension.; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked" |
| v. (motion) | 4. hover, levitate | be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" |
| ~ levitate | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The magician levitated the woman" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (stative) | 5. brood, bulk large, hover, loom | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| ~ hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
| ~ eclipse, overshadow, dominate | be greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" |
| hover | | |
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