hover: Meaning and Definition of
hov•er
Pronunciation: (huv'ur, hov'-), [key]
— v.i.
- 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.