- to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- to keep lingering about; wait near at hand.
- to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death.
- to place a pointer over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping, as with a mouse or stylus: Hover over the icon to reveal more information.
- to cause to hover.
- to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping.
- the act or state of hovering.
- to remain suspended in one place
- (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings
- to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way
- to be in a state of indecision
- to hold (the mouse pointer) over a defined area on a web page without clicking, in order to cause a menu, information box, etc to appear
- the act of hovering