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Meaning of hovering

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hovering

verb

Definitions

  1. To float in the air.

    Example: The hummingbird hovered by the plant.

  2. To linger or hang in one place, especially in an uncertain manner.

    Example: His pen hovered above the paper.

  3. To waver, or be uncertain.

    Example: Filling in the voting form, I hovered between Labour and Liberal Democrat.

  4. To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking.

    Example: A tooltip appears when you hover over this link.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of one who hovers.