Float, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Floated; p. pr. & vb. n. Floating.]
1. To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up.
The ark no more now floats, but seems on ground. --Milton.
Three blustering nights, borne by the southern blast,
I floated. --Dryden.
2. To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air.
They stretch their broad plumes and float upon the wind. --Pope.
There seems a floating whisper on the hills. --Byron.