floated

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Across a sky of deepest blue, fleets of fairy cloud ships, light as feathery down, floated--floated--drifting lazily, as though, piloted only by the wind, their pilot slept.

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  1. intransitive verb To remain suspended within or on the surface of a fluid without sinking.
  2. intransitive verb To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid.
  3. intransitive verb To move from place to place, especially at random.
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  • Over the past few weeks we've heard Rajon Rondo's name floated around with Phoenix as a possible destination. —  BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs
  • Mark Sanford continues to see his name floated in the GOP veepstakes - but he's still not dropping any hints that he wants the job. —  CNN Political Ticker
  • Sanford, a fiscal hawk from the Charleston area with solid credentials on social issues, has seen his name floated by national political observers as a possible running mate for McCain. —  CNN Political Ticker
  • The name floated since last fall has been Wi-Fi5, which has sounded like a stutter to me: Wi-Fi-Five. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • Because the image in your masthead is floated, the masthead collapses.
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