float upwards/upward

Frequency: 6.56.2 per million words

To move in an upward direction through the air or a liquid without propulsion.

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Examples (10)

  • In the dream my feet leave the ground and I start to float upwards.
  • The balloon began to float upward into the blue sky.
  • Smoke from the fire started to float upwards through the chimney.
  • The helium-filled balloons will float upward if you let them go.
  • Bubbles float upwards from the bottom of the fish tank.
  • The hot air causes the paper to float upward in the thermal current.
  • Oil droplets float upwards through the water due to their lower density.
  • The astronaut watched debris float upward in the zero gravity environment.
  • Steam began to float upwards from the hot cup of coffee.
  • The weightless feather will float upward in the vacuum chamber.