The clouds floating in the sky are beautiful.
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Floating
//ˈfloʊtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "floating" (130 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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9 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 12 languages.
Ainu
1 entries- アモㇺカ adj (that floats)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πλωτός adj (that floats)
Belarusian
2 entries- наплаўны́ adj (that floats)
- плыву́чы adj (that floats)
Bulgarian
2 entries- плаващ adj (that floats)
- променлив adj (not fixed)
Catalan
2 entries- flotant adj (that floats)
- surant adj (that floats)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 浮動的 /浮动的 adj (not fixed)
- 漂浮的 adj (that floats)
Finnish
2 entries- kelluva adj (that floats)
- liikkuva adj (not fixed)
Māori
2 entries- māngina adj (not fixed)
- mōngina adj (not fixed)
Romanian
3 entries- flotant adj (that floats)
- flotant adj (not fixed)
- plutitor adj (that floats)
Russian
2 entries- наплавно́й adj (that floats)
- плаву́чий adj (that floats)
Spanish
2 entries- flotador adj (that floats)
- flotante adj (that floats)
Ukrainian
2 entries- наплавни́й adj (that floats)
- плаву́чий adj (that floats)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A balloon was floating in the air.
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The petals are floating on the water.
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A ball is floating down the river.
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