Definitions
To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
Word origin
From Middle English hoven (“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster”), from Old English *hofian (“to receive into one's house”), from Proto-Germanic *hufōną (“to house, lodge”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, height, farm, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“to arch, bend, buckle”).
Used in a sentence
“As shee arrived on the roring shore, / In minde to leape into the mighty maine, / A little bote lay hoving her before[…].”
“Astond he stood, and vp his haire did houe, / And with that suddein horror could no member moue.”
“This will become increasingly urgent as next year's General Election hoves into view.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Floated in place”4 letters
02“Hung in air”4 letters
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