hovering accent

noun Prosody.

indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.

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Words nearby hovering accent

hovel, hoven, hover, hovercraft, hover fly, hovering accent, hovering act, hovering vessel, hoverport, Hovertrain, Hovey
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