Antonyms for hover

Grammar : Verb

Spell : huhv-er, hov-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-

Definition of hover

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 :

That hover o'er the meeting-halls, Where many a voice stentorian bawls!
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Anthony would not come and hover silently at my bedside in the middle of the night.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Corrected misprints are noted by hover information in the text.
Extract from : « Washington's Masonic Correspondence » by Julius F. Sachse

After seeming to hover for a time on the verge of a great truth, we have gained only a truism.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

I hover over my racked body like a ghost, and exist in an interregnum.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

We have three homes between which we hover—Germany, the earth, and heaven.
Extract from : « The New Society » by Walther Rathenau

While he was suffering, a large fly was observed to hover near his head.
Extract from : « Barn and the Pyrenees » by Louisa Stuart Costello

The angels do hover about me, even here, in the shape of my children!
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 » by Various

It seemed to hover just like the big mechanical bird that it was.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

Hover the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.
Extract from : « Lucile Triumphant » by Elizabeth M. Duffield

Synonyms for hover

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