What does 漂う mean?
漂う is a Japanese verb meaning “to drift about, to float, to hang in air” in English. It can also be translated as “to waft (e.g. a scent), to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander” depending on context. It is written as 漂う in kanji, ただよう in hiragana, and tadayou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この無限の空間に漂う永遠の沈黙が私を恐怖に陥れる。
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.