Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.
(informal) To be nearby or available.
Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there.
There is a basin in the mind where words float around on thought and thought on sound and sight. Then there is a depth of thought untouched by words, and deeper still a gulf of formless feelings untouched by thought. Zora Neale Hurston
Before I write a novel, images float around in my head that work like icons - they are meaningless in themselves, but serve as reminders. Jane Smiley
Souls are not designed to float around in thin air. Alex Chiu
As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement. Daryl Hall
Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and deal with real issues in real ways. Joyce Meyer