FLOATING Synonyms

• tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

• characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness

• aimless wandering from place to place

• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

• the motion made by flapping up and down

• the activity of flying a glider

• the work of a sailor

• riding in a sailboat

• the departure of a vessel from a port

• the activity of flying a glider

• (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

• hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

• be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

• cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

• be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

• a long flag; often tapering

• be driven or carried along, as by the air

• blow gently

• a force that moves something along

• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

• a process of linguistic change over a period of time

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

• the act of swimming

• travel through water

• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

• be dizzy or giddy

• be covered with or submerged in a liquid

• move as if gliding through water

• an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• a drink with ice cream floating in it

• a drink with ice cream floating in it

• a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

• an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy