[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

floating \float"ing\, n.
   1. weaving floating threads. see floating threads, above.
      1913 webster

   2. the second coat of three-coat plastering. --knight.
      1913 webster

   3. the process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by
      placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also
      fattening, plumping, and laying out.
      webster 1913 suppl. floating charge
see also:
floating threads fattening plumping laying out 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

plump \plump\, v. t. imp.  p. p. plumped; p. pr.  vb. n.
   plumping.
   1. to make plump; to fill out or support; -- often with up.
      1913 webster

            to plump up the hollowness of their history with
            improbable miracles.                  --fuller.
      1913 webster

   2. to cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as,
      to plump a stone into water.
      1913 webster

   3. to give a vote, as a plumper. see plumper, 2.
      1913 webster
see also:
plumped plumping plumper 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

plumping
     adj : very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a
           plumping majority"

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