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.