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Grammar : Verb

Spell : huhv-er, hov-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-

Definition of hovered

Origin : c.1400, hoveren, frequentative of hoven "hover, tarry, linger;" see hove (1). Related: Hovered; hovering. As a noun from 1510s.

verb hang, float over

Example sentences :

Mrs. Higbee hovered near him with an air of proud ownership.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

It hovered about Eurylochus, and almost brushed his face with its wings.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

They hovered about until sunset, when they left us; pulling ashore.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

I knew now that he had hovered at Cleopatra's door hoping for a cry of pleasure.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

I hovered near, anxious that the service should be without flaw.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

Poe could indeed do it, although he hovered at times near the border of insanity.
Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

Their progress was fiercely opposed by the Turks, who hovered about their flanks.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

I was standing near them, and two other masks, both in domino, hovered about.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

The monsters who had hovered about his neck were battening on his vitals now.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

Instinctively his hand leaped to the propulsion control and hovered there.
Extract from : « Loot of the Void » by Edwin K. Sloat

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