hover (v.)

  1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement

    [ Syn: vibrate , vacillate , oscillate ]

  2. move to and fro; The shy student lingered in the corner

    [ Syn: linger ]

  3. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

  4. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; The guru claimed that he could levitate

    [ Syn: levitate ]

  5. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; The terrible vision brooded over her all day long

    [ Syn: brood , loom , bulk large ]

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