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hover
1. v. To float in the air.
The hummingbird hovered by the plant.
2. v. To linger in one place.
The strange man hovered outside the gents.
3. v. To waver, or be uncertain.
This time, I hovered between Labour and Liberal Democrat.
4. v. (computing) To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking.
A tooltip appears when you hover over this link.
5. n. The act of hovering
6. n. A cover; a shelter; a protection.

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Fair is foul, and foul is fair: hover through the fog and filthy air.

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