HOVERING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in sailing

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verb

present participle of hover

as in floating

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

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Recent Examples of hovering

Adjective

The drones then find the best hovering altitude before each lining up to spray the fire, one after the other. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026 He-Man was now a jolly, quip-ready hero, whose best friends were scaredy-cat Cringer (a green-and-yellow tiger who transformed into Battle Cat), and an annoying, hovering magician called Orko. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026 This is surprising for something that is supposed to require less hovering, especially if the host is out of hearing range of the device's alerts. — New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026

Verb

Parton didn’t stop with Dollywood By the early 1990s, Parton created The Dollywood Foundation with the goal of decreasing the high school drop out rate in Sevier County, which was hovering around 30%. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 By dawn, the crew had slotted the house into place on its new site, hovering on timber cribbing. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 During early Asian trading hours today, spot gold was hovering around $4,656 per ounce. — CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Despite the president’s improvement in The Economist/YouGov’s tracking in recent weeks, Trump is still hovering within 3 percentage points of his lowest approval rating since his return to the White House in 2025 (33%). — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 San Francisco leadoff hitter Drew Gilbert doubled in each of his first two at-bats on a cool night and well before the mist began hovering over the outfield in the middle innings. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The dark cloud hovering over CBS’ NFL coverage apparently will remain for the foreseeable future. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 When a franchise goes through coaching changes, high-stakes quarterback investments, and years of hovering around the middle of the pack, finding sustained stability becomes the top priority. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The small plane struck the tail of the hovering helicopter, killing the Cessna pilot and sending both aircraft to the ground in pieces. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovering

Adjective

Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of hanging

Verb

His summer project with the Boardwalk is all about nurturing diplomatic relations between the US and Italy by playing the role of approachable host on the immaculate floating mansion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of floating

Adjective

After almost mishandling the handoff to Breece Hall on his second snap, Klubnik looked poised and comfortable.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
The designer’s looks blend vintage romance and modern simplicity to create poised looks with a fun, feminine flair.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 June 2026

Definition of poised

Verb

The Louisiana Department of Health announced last week a resident had likely contracted the organism, known as Naegleria fowleri, while swimming in Lake Claiborne which is about 30 miles northwest of Ruston.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Lillian Smart, an 8-year-old girl who health officials believe contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a northern Louisiana lake, died Saturday at a Ruston hospital from an infection linked to the pathogen.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of swimming

Verb

The generation with the most to lose The clearest evidence that confidence and competence are drifting apart shows up in the generational data.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Dark, light-absorbing particles turn into light-scattering particles, transforming dark, dense plumes into the milky white haze seen drifting across the eastern skies.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026