"hover" in the verb sense

1. hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate

be undecided about something waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

2. hover, linger

move to and fro

"The shy student lingered in the corner"

3. hover

hang in the air fly or be suspended above

4. levitate, hover

be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

"The guru claimed that he could levitate"

5. brood, hover, loom, bulk large

hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

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