hover

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɒ.və(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhʌ.vɚ/

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Verb

Plain form hover

Third-person singular hovers

Past tense hovered

Past participle hovered

Present participle hovering

1. To hover is to hang in the air, almost in one place

   The kestrel hovered, with rapidly beating wings.

2. Figurative uses:

   He hovered between this and that.

   His pen hovered over the paper as his mind hovered over the alternatives.