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hover
[ huhv-er, hov- ]
verb (used without object)
- to hang fluttering or suspended in the air:
The helicopter hovered over the building.
- to keep lingering about; wait near at hand.
- to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver:
to hover between life and death.
- Computers. to place a pointer over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping, as with a mouse or stylus:
Hover over the icon to reveal more information.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to hover.
- Computers. to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping.
noun
- the act or state of hovering.
hover
/ ˈhɒvə /
verb
- intr to remain suspended in one place
- intr (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings
- intr to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way
- intr to be in a state of indecision
she was hovering between the two suitors
- tr computing to hold (the mouse pointer) over a defined area on a web page without clicking, in order to cause a menu, information box, etc to appear
noun
- the act of hovering
Derived Forms
- ˈhoveringly, adverb
- ˈhoverer, noun
Other Words From
- hover·er noun
- hover·ing·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of hover1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hover1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Special suits allow you and your team to hover over gaps and jump to superhuman heights.
He also repeatedly tied her to President Obama, whose approval ratings in the state hover in the 30s.
INTERACTIVE: Hover over markers for more from each range on their age and firearm restrictions for children.
Not to mention the untold number of families who hover just one medical crisis or job loss away from financial ruin.
His approval ratings, improbably, hover around the 40 percent mark.
They 'ung 'im in the lamp chains right hover the dinin' table, and then finished the dessert.
They were all glad to hover around the blaze, now and then; and especially so when they ate their luncheons.
Sometimes the Time Observatory would pinpoint an age and hover over it while his companions took painstaking historical notes.
As your guests will come dropping in at all hours, you must hover near the door to greet each one entering.
Ourrias is carried to the bottom of the river by the goblins and spirits that come out and hover over it at night.
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