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Meaning of 'hover' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hover [ n.]
- A cover; a shelter; a protection.
2 . Hover [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.

Meaning of 'hover' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hover [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move to and fro
Example in sentence:
  • Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!;
  • The shy student lingered in the corner
Meaning (2):
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Example in sentence:
  • He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Meaning (3):
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
Example in sentence:
  • The guru claimed that he could levitate
Meaning (4):
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
Example in sentence:
  • The terrible vision brooded over her all day long

Nearby Words:

hove hovel hoveled hoveler hoveling hovelled hovelling hoven hover-hawk hovered

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