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Afloat vs Floating - What's the difference?

afloat | floating |

As an adverb afloat

is floating.

As an adjective floating is

that which floats or float.

As a verb floating is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun floating is

material that floats in a liquid.

afloat

English

Adverb

(-)
  • floating
  • out at sea
  • making successful progress under one's own steam

    • floating

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That which floats or float.
    • floating buoys
  • Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
    • The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.
    In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.
    You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen.
  • (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.

    • Derived terms

    * floating point, floating-point * floating voter

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
  • * 1898 , Journal of Microscopy (page 256)
    • Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings .