hover

shawagi

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhɒ.və(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhʌ.vɚ/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) hover

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) hovers

Past tense (ya wuce) hovered

Past participle (ya wuce) hovered

Present participle (ana cikin yi) hovering

1. To hover is to hang in the air, almost in one place <> tsayawa kan abu guda

   The kestrel hovered, with rapidly beating wings.

2. Figurative uses:

   He hovered between this and that.

   His pen hovered over the paper as his mind hovered over the alternatives.