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- pronunciation:
- huh
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
hovers, hovering, hovered |
| definition 1: |
to stay suspended in the air, often by rapid fluttering, spinning, or the like.
The helicopter hovered overhead.The hummingbird hovered for several moments before flitting away.
- similar words:
- drift, float, flutter, hang, waft
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| definition 2: |
to stay very near, often so as to watch closely or protectively (usu. fol. by "over").
She hovers over her children, trying to protect them from the world.I can't concentrate on what I'm doing with you hovering over me!- similar words:
- baby, hang around, mollycoddle, overprotect, protect
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| definition 3: |
to be in an undecided or uncertain position.
She was hovering between life and death when we arrived at the hospital.- synonyms:
- waver
- similar words:
- falter, oscillate, seesaw, totter, vacillate
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| related words: |
dote, fly, poise |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act, instance, or process of hovering.
The hover of a hummingbird is fascinating to watch.- similar words:
- drift, floating, fluttering, waft
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| derivations: |
hoveringly (adv.), hoverer (n.) |
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