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hoverer

  • a word derived from hover.
    hover
    verb (used without object)
    to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.

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Then have yourself a good think as to whether it’s possible to be both emotionally healthy and as intense a hoverer as this mom appears to be.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2023

These subtle movements precisely control the lift its wings generate, making it an excellent hoverer.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2013

We also called him the flutterer or hoverer.

From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan

Lilly, always a hoverer on the edge of public commotions, hung now hesitating on the outskirts of the crowd.

From Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Thag was not of the world he knew; the flame blast might well be harmless to that mighty hoverer in the twilight.

From The Tree of Life by C. L. (Catherine Lucile) Moore