About The Word Hover

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Hover

Hover Meaning & Definition
Hover Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hover?

[v] move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[v] hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
[v] be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
[v] be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
[v] hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hover: brood | bulk large | levitate | linger | loom | oscillate | vacillate | vibrate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hover: aeroplane | airlift | airplane | approach | around | ascend | aspire | await | back down | balance | balloon | be airborne | be imminent | be in store | become airborne | brew | clasp | claw skyward | cling to | come on | confront | cruise | dance | debate | deliberate | demur | draw near | draw nigh | draw on | drift | face | falter | fear | ferry | flicker | flit | flitter | float | flutter | fly | fly aloft | follow close upon | forthcome | gain altitude | gather | glide | go with | hang | hang about | hang around | hang back | hang over | hem and haw | hesitate | hop | hover over | huddle | hug | hug the shore | hum and haw | hydroplane | impend | jet | jib | keep close to | kite | leave the ground | levitate | lie by | lie over | linger | loiter | loom | lower | march with | menace | navigate | near | overhang | pause | plane | poise | ponder | pull back | retreat | rise | sail | sailplane | scruple | seaplane | shilly-shally | shy | soar | spire | stand by | stay inshore | stay near | stick at | stickle | stop to consider | straddle the fence | strain at | tailgate | take off | take the air | take wing | think twice about | threaten | volplane | wait | wing | withdraw | yield | zoom

See Also | arise | come up | fly | go up | hang | hesitate | lift | move up | poise | rise | shillyshally | uprise | waffle | waver | wing

Hover In Webster's Dictionary

\Hov"er\, n. [Etymol. doubtful.] A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic] --Carew. --C. Kingsley.
\Hov"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hovering}.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one's house. See {Hovel}.] 1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended in the air above something. Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. --Addison. A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight. --Dryden. 2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast. --Milton. Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.

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