hovered

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past of hover
hovered between life and death
was so ill that it was unclear whether he would live or die
hover
To float in the air
hover
To linger in one place

The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand, and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror.

hover
To waver, or be uncertain
hover
To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking
hover
{v} to hang overhead, fly, wander
hover
hang in the air; fly or be suspended above move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
hover
To place the cursor over a hyperlink without clicking
hover
If you hover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do. Judith was hovering in the doorway With no idea of what to do for my next move, my hand hovered over the board
hover
hang in the air; fly or be suspended above move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
hover
If you hover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind. She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her
hover
A step taken high on the balls of the feet, for the purpose of changing direction and rotating, allowing enough time for the moving foot to brush toward or to the standing or supporting foot A Hover should be thought of as being a part of a figure in which the moving or turning of the body is checked, while the feet remain almost stationary
hover
be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
hover
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
hover
{f} hang suspended in the air, float on air; linger in an area; waver, vacillate
hover
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
hover
to remain suspended over a place or object
hover
A cover; a shelter; a protection
hover
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
hover
If a something such as a price, value, or score hovers around a particular level, it stays at more or less that level and does not change much. In September 1989 the exchange rate hovered around 140 yen to the dollar
hover
When you let the mouse pointer stay over a particular object or location
hover
To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely
hover
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
hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
hover
move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
hovered

    Turkish pronunciation

    hʌvırd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhəvərd/ /ˈhʌvɜrd/

    Etymology

    [ 'h&-v&r, 'hä- ] (intransitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover.
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