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• float about — ˌfloat aˈbout/aˈround derived (usually used in the progressive tenses) if an idea, etc. is floating around, it is talked about by a number of people or passed from one person to another • There s a rumour floating around that you re thinking of… …   Useful english dictionary

• float — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. b get afloat or set (a stranded ship) afloat. 2 intr. move with a liquid or current of air; drift (the clouds floated… …   Useful english dictionary

• float — /floʊt / (say floht) verb (i) 1. to rest on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along. 3. to rest or move in or as in a liquid, the air, etc. 4. to move or hover before the eyes or in the mind …  

• float around — PHRASAL VERB A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about. [V P] There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious …   English dictionary

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