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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hov•er /ˈhʌvɚ, ˈhɑv-/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to hang fluttering or suspended in the air:a kite hovering over the yard.
- to remain near someone or something:He kept hovering outside my office.
- to remain in an uncertain state:to hover between life and death.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hov•er (huv′ər, hov′-),USA pronunciation v.i. - to hang fluttering or suspended in the air:The helicopter hovered over the building.
- to keep lingering about;
wait near at hand. - to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state;
waver:to hover between life and death.
n. - the act or state of hovering.
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- Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fly 1.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged falter, pause, fluctuate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hover /ˈhɒvə/ vb - (intransitive) to remain suspended in one place
- (intransitive) (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings
- (intransitive) to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way
- (intransitive) to be in a state of indecision
n - the act of hovering
Etymology: 14th Century: hoveren, variant of hoven, of obscure originˈhoverer n |