hover
Other forms: hovering; hovered; hovers
A hover craft flies low over the ground or water — it hovers. Hover can also mean waver. Think of someone that can’t decide exactly where to land.
To help remember the meaning of hover, think of it as containing the preposition over: things that hover hang over. A temperature can hover around forty degrees, a grade in a class can hover around a B.
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hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
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be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
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hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacingsynonyms: brood, bulk large, loomtypes:type of:hangbe menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
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linger or remain near a place
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be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
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