float around

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.

“Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there.”

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Meanings

verbfloat around (third-person singular simple present floats around, present participle floating around, simple past and past participle floated around)

present singular third person floats around · participle present floating around · participle past floated around · past floated around

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.
  2. informalTo be nearby or available.

    Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there.

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APA

float around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/float%20around

MLA

“float around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/float%20around. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “float around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/float%20around.

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