HOVER
What does "HOVER" mean?
To remain suspended in the air in one place, or to linger nearby uncertainly.
Meanings
- To stay floating in the air without moving forward. A hummingbird hovered at the feeder, wings a blur.
- To wait or linger close by, often anxiously or attentively. The waiter hovered near the table all evening.
- To remain near a particular level or state, neither rising nor falling. Her temperature hovered around 38 degrees all night.
- 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.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.