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

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hover [ˈhɔvəʳ] vi → planer;

to hover round sb → rôder or tourner autour de qn

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hover [ˈhɔvəʳ] vi → schweben;

(person) → herumstehen;

to hover round sb → jdm nicht von der Seite weichen

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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. sweef يُرَفْرِف рея се vznášet se stå stille i luften schweben μένω μετέωρος στον αέρα (π.χ. για πουλί) en el permanecer inmóvil aire, en el flotar aire, revolotear hõljuma در جا بال زدن leijailla voltiger, planer לְרַחֵף हवा में एक ही जगह चक्कर काटना lebdjeti (ptice, kukci) lebeg melayang-layang flögra{{JU}} librarsi 空を舞う 빙빙 맴돌다 sklandyti (par putnu) lidināties mengepak-ngepak di udara zweven sveve wisieć w powietrzu pairar a plana, a survola парить vznášať sa lebdeti lebdeti sväva, stå still i luften บินร่อน havada uçup durmak 翱翔，盤旋 зависати ہوا میں ایک ہی جگہ منڈلانا bay 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, ronddrentel يَحوم въртя се točit se (kolem) kredse om sich herumtreiben τριγυρίζω revolotear, rondar tiirutama پلكيدن pyöriä ympärillä rôder autour de לְרַחֵף हिचकना, आगा पीछा करना vrzmati se lóg a nyakán berada dekat hringsóla kringum gironzolare まとわりつく 배회하다 slankioti grozīties apkārt terdiri-diri om iemand heen draaien kretse om(kring) krążyć à volta de andar a se învârti pe lângă стоять над душой krútiť sa (okolo) obletavati obletati kretsa omkring, slå sina lovar omkring บินร่อน dolanıp durmak 徘徊 вештатися; тинятися ارد گرد منڈلانا lởn vởn 徘徊

3 (withbetween) to be undecided She hovered between leaving and staying. weifel يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَأرجَح колебая се váhat vakle schwanken ταλαντεύομαι, μένω αναποφάσιστος dudar, vacilar kõhklema در ترديد بودن horjua kahden vaiheilla hésiter לְהִסתוֹבֵב בֵּין - अनिश्चित oklijevati habozik ragu-ragu velkjast í vafa esitare ためらう 주저하다, 방황하다 abejoti, svyruoti svārstīties berbelah bagi heen en weer gaan vakle, nøle wahać się hesitar a ezita колебаться (между) váhať omahovati kolebati se pendla mellan บินร่อน tereddüt etmek, kararsız olmak 猶豫 вагатися مذبذب do dự 犹豫

n hovercraft

a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air. skeertuig حَوّامَه، طَوّافَه кораб на въздушна възглавница vznášedlo luftpudefartøj; hovercraft das Luftkissenfahrzeug χόβερκραφτ (σκάφος με στρώμα αέρα) aerodeslizador hõljuklaev وسيله نقليه كه هم در خشكي و هم در آب حركت مي كند ilmatyynyalus aéroglisseur רַחֶפֶת भूमि व जल में चलने वाला वाहन lebdjelica, aerogliser légpárnás jármű hovercraft svifbátur hovercraft ホーバークラフト 호버크라프트 transporto priemonė su oro pagalve transportlīdzeklis uz gaisa spilvena hoverkraf hovercraft luftputefartøy poduszkowiec hovercraft QUERY hovercraft, vehicul pe pernă de aer транспортное средство на воздушной подушке vznášadlo vozilo na zračni blazini hoverkraft svävare รถสะท้านน้ำสะท้านบก hoverkraft 氣墊船 судно на повітряній подушці گاڑی یا کشتی جو معلق ہو کر گویا ہوائی گدے پر چلتی ہے tàu di chuyển nhờ đệm không khí 气垫船