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Meanings of floating idly in English

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Usage of floating idly in English
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The surface of the pond was covered with the scattered timbers floating idly.
The Riverman
2
The craft was still floating idly, its bow barely caught against the bank.
The Call of the North
3
For a long time he sat on the lifting, breathing swell, floating idly.
The Way of the Wild
4
She was floating idly about the lake.
A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls
5
The day was drawing to a close when another whale was seen floating idly close to us.
A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
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In a moment he had moved away and was floating idly in the shallow water of the basin.
All souls' rising
7
He rowed up and down the lake many times, floating idly in the long recesses where the willows met overhead.
The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
8
Crawl we must, however; so I determined it should be into that motor-boat floating idly on a canal in Holland.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
9
While off Casco, the wind dropped down, and the "Sally" was left floating idly upon the glassy ocean.
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
10
One day, when we were lined up between two large huts, a deep Yellow Brimstone butterfly came floating idly past.
Combed Out
11
Floating idly on the glassy waste, the craft lay motionless.
France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
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Floating idly through the time