Definitions for hover

Overview of verb hover

The verb hover has 5 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (2) hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate

(be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement")

2. (2) hover, linger

(move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner")

3. (2) hover

(hang in the air; fly or be suspended above)

4. (1) levitate, hover

(be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate")

5. brood, hover, loom, bulk large

(hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long")