hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
hoveringly
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a word derived from
hover.
Example Sentences
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At the same moment a number of other faces and forms shone hoveringly out of the Ring; one I noticed like an exquisitely lovely woman, with floating hair and clear, earnest, unfathomable eyes.
From A Romance of Two Worlds by Marie Corelli
The significant merits of the style are its purity, its restraint, and its complete adaptability to the hoveringly quiescent mood.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
A Sister appeared at the door of the ward and seeing us together paused hoveringly.
From The Red Planet by William John Locke
