- present participle of hover.
hovering
Example Sentences
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Brent crude, the international benchmark, was hovering around $84 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
When Sheen returned to the area with his family in 1977, having lived for a while in Liverpool, he was told that his neighbour had seen "a UFO hovering over her back garden".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
That is hovering near the highest level since late 2021, when the labor market was recovering from the Covid shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Thursday’s stock surge brings Micron shares back above the $1,000 threshold, with the stock hovering around $1,200.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
I hustled to my bedroom and found Dad hovering over Tamika.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
