hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
has been hovering
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present perfect progressiveof hover (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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New claims rose last week to 200,000, but the rate of layoffs taking place in the economy has been hovering at or near an all-time low for the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
In the eurozone, the key deposit rate has been at two percent since June, and inflation has been hovering around the ECB's two percent target.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Lately, it has been hovering around $10.52 a share, up 8 cents since Dec. 31.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
In San Francisco, the test positivity rate has been hovering around 9% for the last week of reliable data available.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
“Indeed, that is the very question I want to ask you,” said I. “For he has been hovering about you all night.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
