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

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

After the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States collapsed last week, oil prices shot higher, rising above $85 a barrel after hovering in the low $70 range the previous few weeks. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Conditions stay moderate all year round, with temperatures generally hovering between the 50s and 70s from January through December. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 With the current summer surge, the cost per day is hovering around $3 million, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 14 July 2026 Footage obtained by local outlet Teesside Live also captured a helicopter hovering over the area, as well as a lifeboat. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 So the charge for leaders is not to keep humans hovering over every decision AI touches. — Oded Netzer, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Michigan gas prices have been hovering above the national average; even with the state backing off from the usual expensive summer blend fuel requirement for Metro Detroit this summer. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Last week, Maryland endured a punishing heat wave, with temperatures hovering at 100 degrees or higher. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026 One particular satellite in the spotlight is Russia’s Cosmos 2553, hovering roughly 1,200 miles above. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 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

Home to the first floating Zuma in the world, Japanese is arguably the Waldorf Astoria Maldives’ most popular cuisine.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
The interiors are purposefully focused around the driver, and the integrated gear-change gate beneath the floating dashboard immediately catches your eye.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026

Definition of floating

Verb

Similarly, Gemini services sailing to Ningbo on the May date had a 24-hour waiting time on average, which had extended to a one-to-two-day average time to berth by the end of June.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Where Crystal Symphony Sails The ship is sailing to Alaska in the summer of 2026 before moving onward to Canada, New England, and the Caribbean.

— Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

These include leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can cause flu-like symptoms, which people can contract by swimming in freshwater puddles, ponds, or streams contaminated with animal urine.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
In another case, a child contracted it while swimming in Lake Michigan and in yet another, a man was infected while cleaning up sewage.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of swimming

Verb

Adkins then began stabbing himself with the box cutter and drifting in and out of consciousness, the affidavit states.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
There was the part of her that was drifting, happy to lie in silk sheets and drink milk and sit with a gull on her lap, rapt, staring into eternity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026