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

With the 10-year treasury yield hovering around 5% and bond prices falling, investors who bought bond mutual funds or ETFs when yields were lower may be sitting on unrealized losses within their portfolio. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Yes, the Whitney will have a gigantic 32-foot-by-25 1⁄2-foot Lichtenstein–by–Da Corte hovering over the Meatpacking District. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026 Where other filmmakers might have come down harder on the scene, casting Nora’s experience as evidence of entrenched dysfunction and storm clouds hovering on the horizon, Pechman holds fast to good cheer. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 During Friday night's game against Wake Forest, Mensah set an ACC record with 24 straight completions and has been hovering above the 90% mark in that category for most of the season. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Brent crude averaged about $69 per barrel last year and currently is hovering around $100. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 But Cress points out that for news helicopters, and police choppers, hovering and maintaining low altitude is a common practice. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Futures for Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, are hovering around $107 per barrel. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year’s midterm elections. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 15 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

While floating-rate and short-duration instruments offer attractive yields with no or minimal interest-rate risk, investors can pick up some additional income by moving out slightly longer to intermediate-term bonds.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Visitors traveling across Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay earlier this month may have seen a strange-looking boat with wings and a whale-like tail floating in the estuary’s calm late-summer waters.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of floating

Verb

After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The Costa Cruises vessel was reportedly sailing from Naples to Sicily when the brawl erupted at sea.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 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

The bay facing the western shore of Newfoundland is the mouth—the gaping estuary—of the Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland on the chart detached and apparently drifting out to sea.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
By contrast, heart rate barely moved during the control trial, drifting from 85 to 80 bpm.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026