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hovered

verb , past tense of hover

Synonyms and Antonyms of hovered

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

Synonyms of hovered

drifted, floated, glided, hung (also hanged), poised, rode (or chiefly dialectal rid), sailed, swam, wafted

Words Related to hovered

bobbed, dangled, suspended

ballooned, rafted

Near Antonyms of hovered

dived (or dove), lunged, plunged

dipped, immersed, submerged, submersed

Antonyms of hovered

sank (or sunk), settled

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