hover

Definition of Hover in English :

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Verb

1. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Example Sentences:
'He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement'

2. hover, linger

move to and fro

Example Sentences:
'The shy student lingered in the corner'

linger

3. hover

hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

4. hover, levitate

be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

Example Sentences:
'The guru claimed that he could levitate'

levitate

5. brood, bulk large, hover, loom

hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

Example Sentences:
'The terrible vision brooded over her all day long'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hover

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verb

1. (intransitive)

to remain suspended in one place

2. (intransitive)

(of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings

3. (intransitive)

to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way

4. (intransitive)

to be in a state of indecision

she was hovering between the two suitors

5. (transitive) computing

to hold (the mouse pointer) over a defined area on a web page without clicking, in order to cause a menu, information box, etc to appear

noun

the act of hovering

Hover

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verb intransitive

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

to be in an uncertain condition; waver (between)

noun

the act of hovering

Hover

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v. hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers

v.intr.

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.

4. Computers To position a pointer over an object or area of the screen, causing a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur: Hover over the image to display the filename.

v.tr.

1. To cause to hover: The pilot hovered the helicopter a few feet above the icy river.

2. Computers To position (a pointer) over an object or area of the screen: hovered the cursor over the link.

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