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/hˈəvər/ Listen

verb

Hover v. i. (past & past part. hovered; pres. part. hovering)

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. "Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it." "A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight."

To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. "Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast." "Hovering o'er the paper with her quill."

noun

Hover n. A cover; a shelter; a protection. (Archaic)

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Etymology of 'Hover'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hover" Quotes from Famous Books

... Pentecost set in the sockets. Loud rang the bells already; the thronging crowd was assembled Far from valleys and hills, to list to the holy preaching. Hark! then roll forth at once the mighty tones from the organ, Hover like voices from God, aloft like invisible spirits. Like as Elias in heaven, when he cast off from him his mantle, Even so cast off the soul its garments of earth; and with one voice Chimed in the congregation, and sang an anthem immortal Of ...

— The Song of Hiawatha - An Epic Poem • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

... gals look to heir to, to bail me and Ben." He stared at the girl ominously, with drawn brows. His voice was guttural with threatening. "So be ye mout hev to eat them words o' your'n. Mebby, when I've done tole ye a thing er two, ye'll be a-askin' of me to call ye 'honey.' Mebby, ye'll want to hover yer ole 'hon,' arter I let's ye know a thing or two 'bout the doin's o' you-all an' thet damned little runt, thet reportin' dawg sweetheart o' ...

— Heart of the Blue Ridge • Waldron Baily

... he was at work in Rome that Fra Angelico died, so his body does not rest in his own beloved Florence. But if his body lies in Rome, his gentle spirit still seems to hover around the old convent of San Marco, and there we learn to know and love him best. Little wonder that in after ages they looked upon him almost as a saint, and gave him the title of 'Beato,' ...

— Knights of Art - Stories of the Italian Painters • Amy Steedman

... did Carmona or anyone else in the Lecomte spy the car which, with the unflagging obstinacy of a bloodhound, kept on the fresh trail of the pneus that began again outside Vitoria; for while we had the trail we were satisfied to hover always beyond eyeshot of ...

— The Car of Destiny • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... the Lord's house, and many of the brethren who always found it extremely inconvenient to attend on that night, were there. Of course, none but the Board could remain, for the meeting, but the others could hover round and catch the news much sooner than if they had ...

— 'Our guy' - or, The elder brother • Mrs. E. E. Boyd

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