hover

hov·er  (hvr, hv-)

intr.v. hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers

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.

n.

The act or state of hovering: a helicopter in hover.

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[Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven.]

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hover·er n.

hover·ing·ly adv.

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hover

Verb

1. (of a bird, insect, or helicopter) to remain suspended in one place in the air

2. to linger uncertainly in a place

3. to be in an unsettled or uncertain situation or frame of mind: hovering between two options [Middle English hoveren]

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Hover of trout: a school of trout—Lipton, 1970; of crows.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hover - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" oscillate, vacillate, vibrate hesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" shillyshally - be uncertain and vague
	2.	hover - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" linger hesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
	3.	hover - hang in the air; fly or be suspended above fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" poise - be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
	4.	hover - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" levitate levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"
	5.	hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" bulk large, brood, loom hang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" eclipse, overshadow, dominate - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

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hover

verb 1. float, fly, hang, drift, be suspended, flutter, poise

verb 2. linger, loiter, wait nearby, hang about or around (informal)

verb 3. waver, alternate, fluctuate, haver Brit. falter, dither chiefly Brit. oscillate, vacillate, seesaw, swither Scot. (dialect)

Translations

hover [ˈhɔvəʳ] vi → flotar (en el aire); [helicopter] → cernerse;

to hover on the brink of disaster → estar al borde mismo del desastre

hover [ˈhɔvəʳ] vi → planer;

to hover round sb → rôder or tourner autour de qn

hover [ˈhɔvəʳ] vi → schweben;

(person) → herumstehen;

to hover round sb → jdm nicht von der Seite weichen

hover [ˈhɔvəʳ] vi [bird] → librarsi; [helicopter] → volare a punto fisso;

to hover round sb → aggirarsi intorno a qn

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hover

v hover [ˈhovə, (American ) ˈha-]

1 (of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction. sweefيُرَفْرِفрея сеvznášet sestå stille i luftenschwebenμένω μετέωρος στον αέρα (π.χ. για πουλί)en el aire permanecer inmóvil, en el aire flotar, revolotearhõljumaدر جا بال زدنleijaillavoltiger, planerלְרַחֵףहवा में एक ही जगह चक्कर काटनाlebdjeti (ptice, kukci)lebegmelayang-layangflögra{{JU}}librarsi空を舞う빙빙 맴돌다sklandyti(par putnu) lidinātiesmengepak-ngepak di udarazwevensvevewisieć w powietrzupairara plana, a survolaпаритьvznášať salebdetilebdetisväva, stå still i luftenบินร่อนhavada uçup durmak翱翔，盤旋зависатиہوا میں ایک ہی جگہ منڈلاناbay lượn翱翔，盘旋

2 to move around while still remaining near a person etc I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.rondhang, ronddrentelيَحومвъртя сеtočit se (kolem)kredse omsich herumtreibenτριγυρίζωrevolotear, rondartiirutamaپلكيدنpyöriä ympärilläautour de rôderלְרַחֵףहिचकना, आगा पीछा करनाvrzmati selóg a nyakánberada dekathringsóla kringumgironzolareまとわりつく배회하다slankiotigrozīties apkārtterdiri-diriom iemand heen draaienkretse om(kring)krążyćà volta de andara se învârti pe lângăстоять над душойkrútiť sa (okolo)obletavatiobletatikretsa omkring, slå sina lovar omkringบินร่อนdolanıp durmak徘徊вештатися; тинятисяارد گرد منڈلاناlởn vởn徘徊

3 (with between) to be undecided She hovered between leaving and staying.weifelيَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَأرجَحколебая сеváhatvakleschwankenταλαντεύομαι, μένω αναποφάσιστοςdudar, vacilarkõhklemaدر ترديد بودنhorjua kahden vaiheillahésiterלְהִסתוֹבֵב בֵּין -अनिश्चितoklijevatihabozikragu-raguvelkjast í vafaesitareためらう주저하다, 방황하다abejoti, svyruotisvārstītiesberbelah bagiheen en weer gaanvakle, nølewahać sięhesitara ezitaколебаться (между)váhaťomahovatikolebati sependla mellanบินร่อนtereddüt etmek, kararsız olmak猶豫вагатисяمذبذبdo dự犹豫

n ˈhovercraft

a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air. skeertuigحَوّامَه، طَوّافَهкораб на въздушна възглавницаvznášedloluftpudefartøj; hovercraftdas Luftkissenfahrzeugχόβερκραφτ (σκάφος με στρώμα αέρα)aerodeslizadorhõljuklaevوسيله نقليه كه هم در خشكي و هم در آب حركت مي كندilmatyynyalusaéroglisseurרַחֶפֶתभूमि व जल में चलने वाला वाहनlebdjelica, aerogliserlégpárnás járműhovercraftsvifbáturhovercraftホーバークラフト호버크라프트transporto priemonė su oro pagalvetransportlīdzeklis uz gaisa spilvenahoverkrafhovercraftluftputefartøypoduszkowiechovercraft QUERYhovercraft, vehicul pe pernă de aerтранспортное средство на воздушной подушкеvznášadlovozilo na zračni blazinihoverkraftsvävareรถสะท้านน้ำสะท้านบกhoverkraft氣墊船судно на повітряній подушціگاڑی یا کشتی جو معلق ہو کر گویا ہوائی گدے پر چلتی ہےtàu di chuyển nhờ đệm không khí气垫船