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levitating

UK
/ˈlɛvɪteɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɛvəˌteɪtɪŋ/

Translations

levitatinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlɛvɪteɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɛvəˌteɪtɪŋ/
Used as a participial adjective meaning ‘floating in the air’.
lévitantS’emploie surtout dans un registre littéraire ou descriptif.
The magician's levitating assistant amazed the audience as she hovered above the stage.
L’assistante lévitante du magicien a émerveillé le public lorsqu’elle a flotté au-dessus de la scène.
Synonyms
hovering
floating
airborne
buoyant
suspended
levitatingnoun
levitatings
pl
UK
/ˈlɛvɪteɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɛvɪˌteɪtɪŋ/
Gerund noun meaning ‘the act or process of levitating’.
Successful levitating demands precise control over magnetic fields.
Une lévitation réussie exige un contrôle précis des champs magnétiques.
Synonyms
aerial suspension
airborne suspension
suspension
hovering
floating
levitation
levitateverb

levitating

Gerund

levitated
Past Simple
levitated
Past Participle
levitating
Gerund
UK
/ˈlɛvɪteɪt/
US
/ˈlɛvəˌteɪt/
faire léviterSens transitif, surtout dans un contexte de magie ou de phénomène surnaturel.
The illusionist levitated his assistant above the stage.
L'illusionniste a fait léviter son assistante au-dessus de la scène.
léviterSens intransitif ; s'emploie surtout dans un contexte paranormal, spirituel ou de méditation.
During deep meditation, the monk appeared to levitate several inches off the floor.
Pendant une méditation profonde, le moine semblait léviter à plusieurs centimètres du sol.
Synonyms
rise
lift
hover
float
ascend
Antonyms
plummet
sink
descend

Definitions

levitatinggerund / present participle
Rising or floating in the air, typically by means of supernatural or magical power.
The magician's levitating assistant amazed the audience as she hovered above the stage.
levitatingnoun
The act or process of rising or causing something to rise and float in the air.
Successful levitating demands precise control over magnetic fields.
levitateverb
To cause (a person or thing) to rise and float in the air without visible support, especially by means of supposed magical or supernatural power.
The illusionist levitated his assistant above the stage.
To rise or float in the air without visible means of support; to hover seemingly against gravity.
During deep meditation, the monk appeared to levitate several inches off the floor.
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