Definition of "floating"

That floats or float.  examples

Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.  quotations  examples

(linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.  examples

present participle and gerund of float  examples

The motion of something that floats.  examples

(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.  quotations  examples

The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.  examples

(veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.  examples