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- pronunciation:
- huh
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hovers, hovering, hovered |
| definition 1: |
When something hovers, it's flying but it doesn't go forward or backward. It just stays up in the air in one spot.
The helicopter hovered over the damaged boat and let down a ladder to rescue the passengers.The hummingbird hovered next to the flower with its wings beating very fast.
- similar words:
- drift, float, hang
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| definition 2: |
If somebody hovers over another person, they stay very near them and watch what they are doing. Sometimes they do this to protect them and sometimes they are just interested in what the other person is doing. Sometimes they do it to annoy the other person.
I get nervous when someone hovers over me when I'm working on something. I'm sure I will make a mistake.- similar words:
- baby, protect
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| related words: |
fly |
| derivations: |
hoveringly (adv.), hoverer (n.) |
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