as in floats
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed
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The camera hovers around the room, ghostlike, as the defense and prosecution lay out their respective cases.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Hovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovers. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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