what does hover mean?
HOVER as VERB
- Meaning
- hang in the air
- fly or be suspended above
Hypernyms(s) hover is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
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- The guru claimed that he could levitate
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- Meaning
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- The shy student lingered in the corner
Hypernyms(s) hover is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- be undecided about something
- waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
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- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Hypernyms(s) hover is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
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- The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
Hypernyms(s) hover is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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