Verb (5-dan, ぶ, intransitive)
1. to float; to be suspended
でも真っ白な雲が一つだけ浮かんでいるね。But there's just one pure white cloud floating up there.
2. to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)
彼女の顔には、なんの表情も浮かんでいなかった。No expression appeared on her face.
3. to come to mind; to have inspiration
別の考えが浮かんだ。Another idea came to mind.