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

Alcaraz, hovering north and south, blasting the ball into the corners. — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Shares fell roughly 20% on Friday, with the stock hovering at an eight-year low. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Those moves come amid higher oil prices, with Brent crude futures hovering around $99 a barrel Tuesday amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East. — Sarah Min,hugh Leask, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 But after an apparent regression from his rookie season through his injury-riddled 2025 season, there seems to be a hovering narrative hovering that Xavier Worthy isn’t all that. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026 Mayflies hovering around our heads were bound to attract bats, and bats creep me out. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Several artists and festival organizers noted that this weekend’s temperatures, hovering around the mid-80s, are much more hospitable than the near-triple digits that have been observed some years. — Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Right now, several smaller parties are hovering right at that line. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 The new system allows the drone to release supplies while hovering, drop payloads during forward flight, or land and unload cargo autonomously, eliminating the need for personnel or dedicated equipment at the receiving site. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 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

Lima may look unusual today, but floating solar has substantial room to grow.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Hannah Bloch sends greetings from Paris, where the floating Olympic cauldron is still rising in the nighttime sky two years after the 2024 Paris Games.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of floating

Verb

The 91-meter (298-foot) Alsu is an oil or chemical tanker sailing from Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, to Aliaga on the Aegean coast, according to the Marine Traffic website.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to the Omani coast, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post on Tuesday, Asia time.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

Adjective

This stretch of town affords you iconic views, and reminds you to carry yourself with a kind of poised grace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of poised

Verb

Winter also brings memorable encounters with whales across Australia, including swimming with dwarf minke whales along the Great Barrier Reef from June through July and spotting migrating humpbacks along the east coast from May through October.

— Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Grace said her family frequently went swimming together and that Malachi, the youngest of four children, particularly loved the water.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of swimming

Verb

The passage of play (below) lasted about 40 seconds from the moment Arsenal’s No 7 started drifting across the pitch, repeatedly calling for the ball to be played left.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But sometimes, inaccurate coordinates or a drifting boat make the search trickier.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026