hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
hovers
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present tense formof hover (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The average NBA starter hovers just shy of 20%—a number that makes intuitive sense, in a sport with five players per team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose net worth hovers around $600 million, ventured to a Cheesecake Factory in suburban Maryland, where he participated in a photoshoot.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Possible Love” hovers over the moment’s sublimity like the moonlight and I haven’t stopped thinking about its elemental beauty since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
He is fixed on the live stream as a Ukrainian snare swoops in, hovers for a few seconds and drops a net on to the drone, dragging it from the sky.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
But my finger still hovers over the message, and after a long moment, I finally decide to open it.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
