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hover verb

  /ˈhavə/ , /ˈhɑvɚ/ , /ˈhɒvə/ , /ˈhɔvə/ , /ˈhʌvə/ , /ˈhʌvɚ/
  • To remain stationary or float in the air.
 schweben, rütteln, stillstehen (in der Luft)
  • Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
 behüten
  • (computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
 bewegen, fahren, positionieren, schweben (entlang, über)
  • Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
 rumhängen (coll.), verweilen
  • To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
 schwebend halten
  • To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
 unsicher sein, zögern

hover noun

  /ˈhavə/ , /ˈhɑvɚ/ , /ˈhɒvə/ , /ˈhɔvə/ , /ˈhʌvə/ , /ˈhʌvɚ/
  • A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
 Auffliegen (Geflügel)
  • An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
 Schwebezustand
  • (chiefly, Southern England) A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.
 Versteck (hinter Steinen)
hover-fly
Schwebfliege
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