hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
hovers
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present tense formof hover (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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At 5.7% in June, unemployment among recent college graduates hovers close to its highest level in five years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Voter turnout in the U.S. hovers around 60 percent in presidential elections and closer to 40 percent in midterms.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The average student-loan balance in the U.S. hovers at around $38,000, so your gift will be able to help with a significant chunk of that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
For Morrison, writing fiction was a form of “literary archaeology,” excavating history, and how the past hovers over the present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The red location dot now hovers over the building in front of me, right above a café’s door.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
