HOVER

[verb] [I] - to stay in the air in one place, esp. (of birds and insects) by moving the wings quickly, or (of a person) to stand somewhere, esp. near another person, nervously waiting for their attentionThe hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on the rabbit on the ground.Swarms of mosquitoes hovered over the water.I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.(figurative) Inflation is hovering at (= staying very close to with only small changes) 3%.She hovered outside her boss's office door, unsure whether to knock or not.I could sense him behind me, hovering and building up the courage to ask me a question.(figurative) She's hovering between taking the job and turning it down (= is uncertain whether to take the job or not).(figurative) They're hovering on the brink of (= are close to) accepting our offer.(UK) A hover (mower) is a lawnmower which cuts grass with blades that spin round in a circle and which is held slightly above the ground by a current of air below it.