hov·er (h v  r, h v-)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. [Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven.] hov er·er n.hov er·ing·ly adv. |
hover [ˈhɒvə]
vb (intr)
1. to remain suspended in one place
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings
3. to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way
4. to be in a state of indecision she was hovering between the two suitors
n
the act of hovering
[hoveren, variant of hoven, of obscure origin]
hoverer n
hoveringly adv
Hover of trout: a school of trout—Lipton, 1970; of crows.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  hover - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"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" | |
| 3. | hover - hang in the air; fly or be suspended above 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 - 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" 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" |
hover
Translations
hover [ˈhɒvəʳ]
A. VI
hover about VI + ADV, VI + PREP = hover around
hover around
A. VI + ADV → rondar
B. VI + PREP to hover around sb → rondar a algn, girar en torno a algn
hover [ˈhɒvər]
vi
(in the air) [hawk] → planer; [helicopter] → être en vol stationnaire
(= be hesitant) [person] → hésiter
vt
to hover the mouse over sth (COMPUTING) → faire passer le pointeur au dessus de qch
to hover the mouse over sth (COMPUTING) → faire passer le pointeur au dessus de qch
hover
hover:
vi
(fig) a smile hovered on her lips → ein Lächeln lag auf ihren Lippen; she hovered on the verge of death → sie war dem Tode nahe; to hover on the brink of disaster → am Rande des Ruins stehen; danger was hovering all around them → ringsum lauerte Gefahr; he hovered between two alternatives → er schwankte zwischen zwei Alternativen; he was hovering between life and death → er schwebte zwischen Leben und Tod; the exchange rate is hovering around 110 yen to the dollar → der Wechselkurs bewegt sich um die 110 Yen für den Dollar
hover:
hovercraft
n → Luftkissenboot nt
hoverport
n → Anlegestelle f → für Luftkissenboote
hovertrain
n → Luftkissenzug m
hover [ˈhɒvəʳ] vi (bird) → librarsi; (helicopter) → volare a punto fisso
a smile hovered on her lips → un sorriso indugiava sulle sue labbra
to hover on the brink of disaster → essere sull'orlo del disastro
hover [ˈhɒvəʳ] vi (bird) → librarsi; (helicopter) → volare a punto fisso
a smile hovered on her lips → un sorriso indugiava sulle sue labbra
to hover on the brink of disaster → essere sull'orlo del disastro
a smile hovered on her lips → un sorriso indugiava sulle sue labbra
to hover on the brink of disaster → essere sull'orlo del disastro
hover about hover around vi + adv → stare or girare intorno
to hover round sb → aggirarsi intorno a qn
to hover round sb → aggirarsi intorno a qn
hover [ˈhɒvəʳ] vi (bird) → librarsi; (helicopter) → volare a punto fisso
a smile hovered on her lips → un sorriso indugiava sulle sue labbra
to hover on the brink of disaster → essere sull'orlo del disastro
hover about hover around vi + adv → stare or girare intorno
to hover round sb → aggirarsi intorno a qn
to hover round sb → aggirarsi intorno a qn
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) permanecer inmóvil en el aire, flotar en el 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 (새, 곤충 등이) 한 곳을 선회하다 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 (鳥、昆蟲)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 norkoilla rôder autour de לְרַחֵף हिचकना, आगा पीछा करना vrzmati se lóg a nyakán berada dekat hringsóla kringum gironzolare まとわりつく (사람 등의) 근방을 배회하다 slankioti grozīties apkārt terdiri-diri om iemand heen draaien kretse om(kring) krążyć andar à volta de 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 häilyä hésiter לְהִסתוֹבֵב בֵּין - अनिश्चित oklijevati habozik ragu-ragu velkjast í vafa esitare ためらう 망설이다 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
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