buoyant or suspended in water or air

a floating platform

not settled permanently; fluctuating or variable

floating exchange rates

rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking

she relaxed, floating gently in the water

move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift

clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky

put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions

(of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets

a policy of letting the pound float