hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
hovering
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present participleof hover.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But Cress points out that for news helicopters, and police choppers, hovering and maintaining low altitude is a common practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Oil prices are hovering above $100 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The recently released footage shows a helicopter hovering mere feet from a cliff face in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the US state of California while a rescue team secures an injured climber.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Barbin said he had last year informed the Danish foreign ministry of "dangerous flyovers and low-altitude hovering" by a Danish Air Force helicopter over a large anti-submarine vessel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
A trail of cactus flowers followed it, hovering right about its shoulder area.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
