Could I say “I feel the embarrassment was floating in air”
If I want to describe a scene that everyone is silent after a awkward thing happened, could I say "I feel the embarrassment is floating in air"? Would it be weird to native speaker?

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Hi James

We wouldn't say "float," in the air.

But you could say "An embarrassed silence hung in the air."

I hope that helps.

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This does sound a bit strange. I would use:
I can feel the awkwardness in here.

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