floating
Definitions
Noun
- The act of someone who floats on the water
Verb
- Be in motion due to some air or water current
- Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- Set afloat
- Circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
- Move lightly, as if suspended
- Put into the water
- Make the surface of level or smooth
- Allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
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Spelled Like
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "floating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | following | 3 | 221 |
| 2 | finding | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | forming | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | farming | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | founding | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | freezing | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | forcing | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | frowning | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | fixing | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | framing | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | fleeting | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | flooring | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | flaming | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | flashing | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | flowering | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | affecting | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | favoring | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | featuring | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | fencing | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | flapping | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | flushing | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | phrasing | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | effecting | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | fielding | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | flailing | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | flaring | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | folding | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | affording | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | fleming | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | flipping | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | flooding | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | fretting | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | furthering | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | feasting | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | fiddling | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | filming | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | flicking | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | flitting | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | flocking | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | flouting | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | forging | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | fuming | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | funding | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | fusing | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | offending | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | offsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | affixing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | fainting | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | farling | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | farrowing | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | farthing | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | farting | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | fasting | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | fathering | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | faulding | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | faulting | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | faxing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | feathering | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | fending | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | ferrying | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | feuding | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | fickling | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | flagging | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | flaking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | fledging | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | fleecing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | flemming | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | flinging | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | flirting | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | flogging | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | flopping | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | foraying | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | forking | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | freaking | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | freehling | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | freewing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | frerking | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | fricking | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | frieling | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | frigging | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | froemming | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | froning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | fruehling | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | fruiting | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | fryling | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | fueling | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | fuelling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "floating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lasting | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | locating | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | loading | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | foaming | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | looting | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | footing | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | loathing | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | flouting | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | flaunting | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | gloating | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bloating | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | inflating | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | flotation | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | deflating | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | slating | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | plating | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lopatin | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | loaning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | lanting | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | foaling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "floating" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | floating point | 1 | 9 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "floating" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "floating" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 87
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 8
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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