Soft as a petal that falls from a tree. The more I dry the wetter I'll be. What Am I?

Question

I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll
approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale.
By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll
dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names
I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as
a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?

Answer 1

Anything that can soak and retain water
1. Cotton
2. Sponge etc.,