Definition of: hover

(huv′ər, hov′-) v.i.
1. To remain suspended in or near one place in the air, as by fluttering the wings.
2. To linger; be nearby, as if waiting or watching: with around, near, etc.
3. To remain in an uncertain or irresolute state: with between.
—noun
1. A shelter or retreat.
2. The act of hovering. [<obs. hove float]
—hov′er·er noun