hover

IPA: hˈʌvɝ

An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
(figuratively) An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
(chiefly Southern England) A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.
A surname.

(transitive)
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).
(obsolete) Of a bird or insect: to flap (its wings) so it can remain stationary in the air.
(intransitive)
To remain stationary or float in the air.
(figuratively)
Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
(nautical) To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.

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