HOVER


Meaning of HOVER in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ nearby

▪ anxiously

He was ~ing anxiously outside.

▪ uncertainly

She ~ed uncertainly near the front door.

▪ menacingly

Black clouds were ~ing menacingly on the horizon.

PREPOSITION

▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around , behind , by , near

She couldn't bear him ~ing around her.

PHRASES

▪ ~ in the background

Susan was ~ing in the background, uncertain what to do.

▪ ~ in the doorway

Hover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cloud , ↑ hand , ↑ hawk , ↑ helicopter , ↑ mist , ↑ moon , ↑ vulture

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .