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- Dictionaryhover/ˈhɒvə/
verb
- 1. remain in one place in the air: "Army helicopters hovered overhead" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of remaining in the air in one place: "keep the model in a stable hover"
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HOVER definition: 1. to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly: 2. to stand somewhere…. Learn more.
1. a. : to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing. A hawk hovered overhead. b. : to remain suspended over a place or object. a hummingbird hovering over the flowers. Helicopters hovered above us. 2. a. : to move to and fro near a place : fluctuate around a given point. Unemployment hovered around 10 percent. b.
Hover definition: to hang fluttering or suspended in the air. See examples of HOVER used in a sentence.
A hover craft flies low over the ground or water — it hovers. Hover can also mean waver. Think of someone that can’t decide exactly where to land.
Jun 2, 2024 · hover (third-person singular simple present hovers, present participle hovering, simple past and past participle hovered) To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air. Of a bird: to shelter ( chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
HOVER meaning: 1. to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly: 2. to stand somewhere…. Learn more.
1. ( intr) to remain suspended in one place. 2. (Zoology) ( intr) (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings. 3. ( intr) to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way. 4. ( intr) to be in a state of indecision: she was hovering between the two suitors.
To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forwards or backwards. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly. Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers.
HOVER definition: 1. to stay up in the air but without moving anywhere: 2. If you hover, you stand and wait near…. Learn more.
Hover Definition. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air. Gulls hovering over the waves. To stay suspended or flutter in the air near one place. To linger or wait close by, esp. in an overprotective, insistent, or anxious way.
