hov·er /ˈhʌvɚ/
(vi.)槃旋,?翔,徘徊(vt.)孵?翔
Hov·er n. A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic]
Hov·er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered p. pr. & vb. n. Hovering.]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended in the air above something.
Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. --Addison.
A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight. --Dryden.
2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.
Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast. --Milton.
Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.
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hover
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: vibrate,
vacillate, oscillate]
2: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[syn: linger]
3: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
4: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The
guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: levitate]
5: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
brood, loom, bulk large]