Definition of hover Hover
/hʌˈvɚ/ - [huver] - hov•er
We found 14 definitions of hover from 5 different sources.
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| hover - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" | ||
| vibrate, vacillate, oscillate | ||
| waffle, hesitate, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | ||
| shillyshally be uncertain and vague | ||
| hover - hang in the air; fly or be suspended above | ||
| wing, fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" | ||
| poise hold or carry in equilibrium | ||
| hover - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" | ||
| linger | ||
| waffle, hesitate, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | ||
| hover - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" | ||
| levitate | ||
| hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" | ||
| brood, loom, bulk large | ||
| hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" | ||
| eclipse, overshadow, dominate cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hover (n.)
A cover; a shelter; a protection. - 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. - hover (v. i.)
To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hov′ėr, v.i. to remain aloft flapping the wings: to wait in suspense: to move about near.—adv. Hov′eringly, in a hovering manner. [Formed from A.S. hof, house.]
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