hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
have been hovering
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present perfect progressiveof hover.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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Loans within publicly traded business-development companies, which are marketed to individual investors, that have been materially modified after origination have been hovering near their highest levels in at least a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Dry bulk spot freight rates have been hovering around unchanged levels.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
New orders are a sign of future production, and they have been hovering near the lowest levels in 15 years.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Those borrowing costs have been hovering at the highest rates in two decades, after the Fed rapidly hiked rates in response to inflation in 2022, bringing its key rate to roughly 5.3%.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
Hana and Zeke have been hovering over Uriah’s body since we got here, their fingers finding his, their eyes searching for life.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
