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H0303800 (hŭv′ər, hŏv′-)v. hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers v.intr.1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves.2. To remain or linger in or near a place: hovering around the speaker's podium.3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver: hovered between anger and remorse.4. Computers To position a pointer over an object or area of the screen, causing a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur: Hover over the image to display the filename.v.tr.1. To cause to hover: The pilot hovered the helicopter a few feet above the icy river.2. Computers To position (a pointer) over an object or area of the screen: hovered the cursor over the link.n. The act or state of hovering: a helicopter in hover.
[Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven.]
hov′er·er n.hov′er·ing·ly adv.