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hov·er
 hover
- pronunciation:
- huh
v
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
hovered, hovering, hovers |
| definition 1: |
to stay suspended in the air, often by rapid fluttering, spinning, or the like.
The clouds hovered overhead.
- similar words:
- drift, float, flutter, hang, waft
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| definition 2: |
to stay very near, often so as to watch closely or protectively.
He hovers over his children.- similar words:
- baby, hang around, mollycoddle, overprotect, protect
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| definition 3: |
to be in an undecided or uncertain position.
She was hovering between life and death.- synonyms:
- waver
- similar words:
- falter, oscillate, seesaw, totter, vacillate
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| related words: |
dote, fly, poise |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act, instance, or process of hovering.
- similar words:
- drift, floating, fluttering, waft
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| derivations: |
hoveringly (adv.), hoverer (n.) |
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