float (along/about)மிதmita(meda, moda)(7 intr)bob, be buoyed up; swim; be buoyant; remain, move or swim on the surface of water, in a liquid, in the air, etc.; glide gracefully or lightly; move or drift about by floating
Usage:
குழந்தை நீரில் மிதந்ததுkuḻantai nīril mitantatu
koḻande niirule modandadu
The child floated on the water.