hover

i. [A freq. from Mid. Eng. hove; cf. Welsh hofian, hofio =to hover.] *1. To wait, to stay, to loiter. 2. To hang or remain fluttering in the air or on the wing; to remain, as it were, suspended over a place or object; to remain floating in the air. "Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son?" Cowper: My Mother's Picture. 3. To wander or move about from place to place; to move to and fro about or near a place. "We see so warlike a prince at the head of so great an army, hovering on the borders of our confederates."Add is on. 4. To be irresolute; to waver; to be in doubt or uncertainty; to stand in suspense or expectation. "Hovering o'er the paper with her quill." Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece, 1,297. hov-er, s. [HOVER, v.] A shelter, cover, or protection; a retreat. "Boughs of trees which were cast in thither to serve as a hover for the fish."- Carew : Survey of Cornwall . hover-ground, s. Light ground. ( Ray .) hov-er-er, s. [HOVER, v. ] An arrangement in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm. hov'-er-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [HOVER, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act or state of remaining fluttering or suspended in the air; a moving to and fro about a place. hov-er-ing-ly, adv. [Eng. hovering; -ly.] In a hovering manner. *hov-er-lý, adv . [Eng. hover ; -ly .] Hoveringly: like one stopping only for a moment. IMG:content-1329.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1330.jpg:[graphic] " How or which way should they first break in?"Shakesp.: Henry VI ., Pt . I. , ii. 1. 3. To what degree or extent. " How quick is love!" Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 38. 4. In what proportion; by what measure, quan tity, or degree. 5. In what state or condition; as, How are you? " How shall I go up to my father?"- Genesis xliv. 34. 6. By what name or title. " How art thou called?" Shakesp .: Henry VI., Pt. II ., v. 1. 7. At what price; how dear. " How a score of ewes now?" Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . II . , iii. 2. how-ad-Ji, s. [Arab. a traveler.] A name given to a merchant in parts of the East. how-ard-i-a, s. [Named after Mr. Howard, an English pharmacologist.] Bot.: A genus of Cinch on ads. Howard i a , or Chrysoxylon febrifuga , has a bitter tonic bark, first. detected by Mr. Howard. [Etym.] It is from tropical America. *how-bē, adv . [Eng. how , and be .] Neverthele . " Howbe I am but rude and borrel." Spenser: Shepherd's Calendar ; July. how-be-it, adv . [Eng. how , be , and it .] Neverthele ; notwithstanding. how-dạh, s . [Hind. & Arab. haudaj .] A seat, of various forms and generally covered, erected on the back of an elephant for one or more persons to ride in.