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verb · 2 syllables · /'hʌv.ər/

HOVER

What does "HOVER" mean?

To remain suspended in the air in one place, or to linger nearby uncertainly.

Meanings

  1. To stay floating in the air without moving forward. A hummingbird hovered at the feeder, wings a blur.
  2. To wait or linger close by, often anxiously or attentively. The waiter hovered near the table all evening.
  3. To remain near a particular level or state, neither rising nor falling. Her temperature hovered around 38 degrees all night.
  4. To position a cursor over an on-screen element without clicking. Hover over the icon to see the tooltip. technical

Did you know?

  • Hummingbirds hover by sweeping their wings in a figure-eight, getting lift on both the forward and backward stroke - a trick most birds, whose lift comes only on the downbeat, simply cannot do.

Word origin

From Middle English 'hoveren', a frequentative of 'hoven', to hover or linger; of uncertain earlier origin.

Remember it

HOVER has 'OVER' in it - to hover is to stay OVER one spot, going nowhere.

A little poem

The hawk holds the sky-
wings working, the body still,
patience wearing wind.

haiku

Wordplay

  • My cursor hovers, my mother hovers, my drone hovers - apparently the whole house just can't commit.

What it teaches

To hover is to spend energy going nowhere; sometimes holding still costs more than moving on.

Quick facts

What does HOVER mean?

To remain suspended in the air in one place, or to linger nearby uncertainly.

Is HOVER a valid word?

Yes — HOVER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is HOVER?

HOVER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does HOVER come from?

From Middle English 'hoveren', a frequentative of 'hoven', to hover or linger; of uncertain earlier origin.

What can HOVER teach us?

To hover is to spend energy going nowhere; sometimes holding still costs more than moving on.

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