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   Hov·er

   /ˈhəvər/

   

   verb

   • 1. remain in one place in the air: "Army helicopters hovered overhead" Similar be suspendedbe poisedhangfloatlevitatedriftflyflutter
   • ▪ remain poised uncertainly in one place or between two states: "her hand hovered over the console"
   • ▪ linger close at hand, especially in a hesitant or uncertain manner: "she hovered anxiously in the background" Similar lingerloiterwait aboutstay nearbyinformal:hang aroundstick around
   • ▪ remain at or near a particular level: "inflation will hover around the 4 percent mark"
   • ▪ use a mouse or other device to position the cursor over a particular area of a computer screen so as to cause a program to respond (typically by displaying additional information or options), without clicking a button on the device: "if you hover over the video, it will play a preview with sound"

   noun

   • 1. an act of remaining in the air in one place: "keep the model in a stable hover"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from archaic hove ‘hover, linger’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoverer noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What are some of the products offered by Hovers?

   • Hoover’s Hot Sausage, cheddar cheese, and crackers. Smoked garlic and chipotle make our salsa zing. Smooth cheeses with a mix of smoked veggies.

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   What services does Hovers provide?

   • Hoover has helped organize several food and wellness programs at The Soular Foods Garden, from a small-scale model of the Capital Area Food Bank’s Kids Café, to gardening and cooking classes for the BeHive after-school program, to conducting oral history interviews with elders (some over 90 years old!).

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   What does it mean when someone is hovering between life and death?

   • to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death. to cause to hover. Computers. to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping.

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   What does it mean when someone hovers near a place?

   • To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves. 2. To remain or linger in or near a place: hovering around the speaker's podium. 3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver: hovered between anger and remorse.

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   Definition of hover verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   HOVER meaning: 1. to stay up in the air but without moving anywhere: 2. If you hover, you stand and wait near…. Learn more.

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   to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building. to keep lingering about; wait near at hand. to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death. n. the act or state of hovering.

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   to place a pointer over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping, as with a mouse or stylus: Hover over the icon to reveal more information.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › hoverHOVER - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forwards or backwards. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly. [...] 2. If you hover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do. [...] 3.

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   Hover definition, to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building. See more.

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   Define hover: to float in the air without moving in any direction—usage, synonyms, more.