Float
Float verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.
Swing
Swing verb - To change one's course or direction.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The walled city in Mazuri requires its inhabitants to swing from pole to pole as spike balls float around (though this may just be part of the city's defenses, as Sonic is traveling through its citadel).
Source: Malevolent Architecture
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