hover

[US]/ˈhɒvə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhʌvər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. (of a bird, etc.) fly in circles, wander back and forth, hesitate, be undecided, vacillate.

Phrases & Collocations

hover over

hover effect

hover menu

hoverboard

Example Sentences

A hawk hovers in the sky.

admirers hovering around a celebrity.

she hovered anxiously in the background.

A hen hovers her chicks.

A hawk hovered in the blue sky.

You don't hover round the table.

He is hovering between life and death.

The bird is hovering over a mouse.

She hovered uncertainly near the front door.

gulls hovering over the waves.

hovered between anger and remorse.

Army helicopters hovered overhead.

her hand hovered over the console.

his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement.

she felt twitchy about the man hovering in the background.

helicopters hover to lift underslung loads.

Two hawks were hover ing overhead.

The mercury hovered around 36

A four-oared galley is hovering about.

Real-world Examples

For decades they've been hovering around 6 percent.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

I saw a bright light and masked faces hovering over me.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

Tempertures continue to hover around 113 degrees Farenheit.

Source: AP Listening Collection July 2015

Lockhart was hovering around all of them, making suggestions.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

One of the best things about Charlie is he does not hover.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Meet Steve, a rare spectacle that hovers over the horizon in the Northern hemisphere.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

But the WHO reckons that the necessary rate hovers between 10% and 15%.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yes, I will, she hovered over them. They look very good.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Sweet Sleep, angel mild, hover o'er my happy child!

Source: The Song of Innocence and Experience

Fawkes was waiting for them, hovering in the Chamber entrance.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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