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1. Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
   "He hovers between accepting the new position and retirement";
   - vibrate, vacillate, oscillate, blow hot and cold [informal]
    
2. To hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
   "The shy student hovered in the corner";
   - linger
    
3. Hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    
4. Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
   "The guru claimed that he could hover";
   - levitate
    
5. Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
   "The terrible vision hovered over her all day long";
   - brood, loom, bulk large
    
6. (computing) place the cursor over a particular area (e.g. a hyperlink) without clicking

Derived forms: hovered, hovering, hovers

Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], fly, hang, hesitate, waffle [N. Amer, informal], waver, wing

Encyclopedia: Hover