hover

The direction of hover is to hang suspended in one spot, or to linger in or near a place.

(verb)

When a bird flaps its wings it the air and stays in one place, this is an example of hover.
When you stand over someone's shoulder and watch everything he is doing, this is an example of hover.

See hover in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

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)

Origin: ME hoveren, freq. of hoven, to stay (suspended)

noun

the act of hovering

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See hover in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers

To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves.
To remain or linger in or near a place: hovering around the speaker's podium.
To remain in an uncertain state; waver: hovered between anger and remorse.

noun

The act or state of hovering: a helicopter in hover.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hoveren

Origin: , frequentative of hoven

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