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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.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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
/ ˈɒə /
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
- ˈDZԲ, adverb
- ˈDZ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZİ· noun
- DZİ·Բ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hover1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hover1
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Example Sentences
"The moment you get here, you will have a drone hover over you," he tells the BBC.
According to UnCommon Law, positive opiate drug screenings in the state’s prisons hovered at about 6% each month on average.
On the latter he is in terrible shape hovering in the low 30s in some of the polls and even on immigration people are rejecting his tactics.
Officers on the other side of the fence can be heard yelling for her to drop her gun, although a helicopter hovering above may have prevented her from hearing them.
With the sound of helicopters hovering overhead, the country singer Lee Greenwood took a phone call on Thursday while standing backstage at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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