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Hover

/ˈhɒ.və(ɹ)/

The act of hovering

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📖 Definitions of "Hover"

noun

1
The act of hovering

verb

1
To float in the air.
"The hummingbird hovered by the plant."
2
To linger or hang in one place, especially in an uncertain manner.
"His pen hovered above the paper."
3
To waver, or be uncertain.
"Filling in the voting form, I hovered between Labour and Liberal Democrat."
4
To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking.
"A tooltip appears when you hover over this link."

🔄 Synonyms of "Hover"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
broodnoun	The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
loomnoun	A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
vacillateverb	(intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
levitateverb	(intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
bulk largeverb	Synonym of loom large.
lingerverb	(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hover"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
levitateverb	(intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
loomnoun	A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
bulk largeverb	Synonym of loom large.
lingerverb	(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
vacillateverb	(intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
broodnoun	The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
flyingnoun	That flies or can fly.
moveverb	(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
passverb	To change place.
placenoun	(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
displacementnoun	The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
scrollnoun	(computing) The act of scrolling
navigateverb	(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
threadnoun	A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
activateverb	(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
floatnoun	(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
activationnoun	Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
positionnoun	A place or location.
installverb	(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
shiftnoun	A movement to do something, a beginning.