float around

1. To not be in a specific location. I just saw that book yesterday, so it must be floating around here somewhere.

2. To float or bob over or through a particular surface. Look at all the ducks just floating around the pond!

float around

to float from here to there freely. All sorts of paper and trash were floating around on the surface of the pond. Water hyacinths floated around, making a very tropical scene.

float around

1. To be or move in a nonspecific or unknown location: That pen must be floating around here somewhere. The travelers floated around the countryside, stopping here and there to eat and rest.

2. To move around while suspended on the surface of a fluid without sinking; float in no particular direction: Empty bottles and other debris float around in the cove at low tide.

See also: around, float

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

in the vicinity (of something)
loan
float a loan
not set foot somewhere
be floating on air
somewhere along the line
somewhere, etc. along/down the line
floating
my back teeth are floating
float on air

References in periodicals archive

Star's - Pop stars as they float around the screen and hear the sound of numbers counting up after each pop.

Planets - Pop the planets as they float around the screen and hear the name of the planet after you've popped it.

KZToon Games Announces Toddler Fun for iPhone and iTouch

A: In space, objects tend to float around because there's no gravity (force that pulls two objects together).

You asked

Pieces of memory float around and lock in place, putting together the puzzle of Dec's past that will allow him to move forward to the future.

Wynne-Jones, Tim. A thief in the House of Memory

Bouquet II, 2002, and The Corridor, 2002, both feature easels, though the subject matter of the paintings seems to prefer to float around instead of staying put.

Trevor Winkfield: Tibor de Nagy Gallery

Resident Grace Penman said: "One of my neighbours watched her furniture float around her living room."

Storms wreak havoc

Mold spores float around both outdoors and indoors, and usually don't cause problems for most individuals.

Managing mold: this deadly toxin may already be affecting your home. (House & Home)

Unless project partners Japan, Russia, and the European Union decide to spend their own public money to meet the U.S.'s unfulfilled promises, the only function of the space station, besides a minimal amount of robot-performed research, will be to float around. Though that might still seem kind of neat to hard-core space buffs, it doesn't seem worth the cost: $17.9 billion to date, $29.1 billion by 2006, and an estimated $94 billion overall.

Floating Debris

The cable gatekeeper now plans to float around 40% of the nine regional systems within two years of selling off the 35% stakes to investors who will also be given management of the cable systems.

DT to sell only 35% in cabler stakes

An even greater surprise awaited the researchers: The newly identified helper did not resemble the standard coenzymatic vitamins, which float around in a cell until nabbed by an enzyme in need.

Vitamin or just vital? Cryptic molecule leads scientists in circles

MOISTENING a duster slightly with warm water before use will ensure a more efficient job as dust will adhere to the damp cloth, rather than just float around the room.

TOP TIPS; Your say

I just let Mr Mellberg's comments float around the dressing-room.

Football: Mellberg jibes give City lift

In what has became a great annual tradition, the familiar figure in red will be joining the members of Barry Round Table again this year when they take their Christmas float around the streets of Barry.

Santa's set to float around Barry; Boost for local good causes

They're not too big (a maximum of around 1,000 passengers) which makes for more relaxed cruising than on some of the huge gin palaces which float around the Med.

TRAVEL: BROCHURE OF THE WEEK; Orient Lines Scandinavia, the Med and Aegean Cruises, 2002

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释义	float around float around 1. To not be in a specific location. I just saw that book yesterday, so it must be floating around here somewhere. 2. To float or bob over or through a particular surface. Look at all the ducks just floating around the pond! See also: around, float Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. float around to float from here to there freely. All sorts of paper and trash were floating around on the surface of the pond. Water hyacinths floated around, making a very tropical scene. See also: around, float McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. float around v. 1. To be or move in a nonspecific or unknown location: That pen must be floating around here somewhere. The travelers floated around the countryside, stopping here and there to eat and rest. 2. To move around while suspended on the surface of a fluid without sinking; float in no particular direction: Empty bottles and other debris float around in the cove at low tide. See also: around, float The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: in the vicinity (of something) loan float a loan not set foot somewhere be floating on air somewhere along the line somewhere, etc. along/down the line floating my back teeth are floating float on air References in periodicals archive Star's - Pop stars as they float around the screen and hear the sound of numbers counting up after each pop. Planets - Pop the planets as they float around the screen and hear the name of the planet after you've popped it. KZToon Games Announces Toddler Fun for iPhone and iTouch A: In space, objects tend to float around because there's no gravity (force that pulls two objects together). You asked Pieces of memory float around and lock in place, putting together the puzzle of Dec's past that will allow him to move forward to the future. Wynne-Jones, Tim. A thief in the House of Memory Bouquet II, 2002, and The Corridor, 2002, both feature easels, though the subject matter of the paintings seems to prefer to float around instead of staying put. Trevor Winkfield: Tibor de Nagy Gallery Resident Grace Penman said: "One of my neighbours watched her furniture float around her living room." Storms wreak havoc Mold spores float around both outdoors and indoors, and usually don't cause problems for most individuals. Managing mold: this deadly toxin may already be affecting your home. (House & Home) Unless project partners Japan, Russia, and the European Union decide to spend their own public money to meet the U.S.'s unfulfilled promises, the only function of the space station, besides a minimal amount of robot-performed research, will be to float around. Though that might still seem kind of neat to hard-core space buffs, it doesn't seem worth the cost: $17.9 billion to date, $29.1 billion by 2006, and an estimated $94 billion overall. Floating Debris The cable gatekeeper now plans to float around 40% of the nine regional systems within two years of selling off the 35% stakes to investors who will also be given management of the cable systems. DT to sell only 35% in cabler stakes An even greater surprise awaited the researchers: The newly identified helper did not resemble the standard coenzymatic vitamins, which float around in a cell until nabbed by an enzyme in need. Vitamin or just vital? Cryptic molecule leads scientists in circles MOISTENING a duster slightly with warm water before use will ensure a more efficient job as dust will adhere to the damp cloth, rather than just float around the room. TOP TIPS; Your say I just let Mr Mellberg's comments float around the dressing-room. Football: Mellberg jibes give City lift In what has became a great annual tradition, the familiar figure in red will be joining the members of Barry Round Table again this year when they take their Christmas float around the streets of Barry. Santa's set to float around Barry; Boost for local good causes They're not too big (a maximum of around 1,000 passengers) which makes for more relaxed cruising than on some of the huge gin palaces which float around the Med. TRAVEL: BROCHURE OF THE WEEK; Orient Lines Scandinavia, the Med and Aegean Cruises, 2002
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