hover
noun
1. A cover; a shelter; a protection.
verb
1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Similar word(s): oscillate, vacillate, vibrate
Definition categories: stative, hesitate, waffle, waver
2. move to and fro
Similar word(s): linger
Definition categories: stative, hesitate, waffle, waver
3. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
Definition categories: motion, fly, wing
4. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
Similar word(s): levitate
Definition categories: motion
5. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
Definition categories: stative, hang
Sentences with hover as a verb:
- The hummingbird hovered by the plant.
- The strange man hovered outside the gents.
- This time, I hovered between Labour and Liberal Democrat.
- A tooltip appears when you hover over this link.