Definitions for hover

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hover hov·er

Spelling: [huhv-er, hov-]

IPA: /ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-/

Hover is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in hover (ehorv).

Definitions for hover

noun

1. the act or state of hovering.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to hover.
2. Computers. to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping.

verb (used without object)

1. to hang fluttering or suspended in the air:
2. to keep lingering about; wait near at hand.
3. to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver:
4. Computers. to place a pointer over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping, as with a mouse or stylus:

Origin of hover

1350-1400; Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover, of obscure origin

Examples for hover

His approval ratings, improbably, hover around the 40 percent mark.

But whispers about his past hover like a threatening storm over his papacy.

That hover o'er the meeting-halls, Where many a voice stentorian bawls!

After seeming to hover for a time on the verge of a great truth, we have gained only a truism.

Anthony would not come and hover silently at my bedside in the middle of the night.

INTERACTIVE: hover over markers for more from each range on their age and firearm restrictions for children.

Corrected misprints are noted by hover information in the text.

Not to mention the untold number of families who hover just one medical crisis or job loss away from financial ruin.

I hover over my racked body like a ghost, and exist in an interregnum.

Special suits allow you and your team to hover over gaps and jump to superhuman heights.