hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
hovered
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past participleof hover.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hover.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hoververb (used without object)to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
Example Sentences
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My fork hovered aimlessly over the plate while my eyes stayed fixed on the entrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Average mortgage rates have been creeping back up toward 7%, while the budget deficit has hovered near 6% of the country’s GDP—well above Bessent’s longer-term 3% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But ardent supporters of Mangione flocked to the Manhattan courthouse to show their support amid heavy security as a helicopter hovered overhead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The leaguewide batting average this year has hovered in the low .240s, down from .269 in 2006.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She sat rigid in the principal’s chair, and a younger woman hovered behind her.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
