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 global benchmark for oil prices now hovering near $100 per barrel, Ferreira warned that further escalation could push prices closer to $120—near the late-April high of $124 per barrel. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The stock is hovering at around $324 at the time of writing, down over 15 percent over the last five days and about 28 percent year to date. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026 Residents of Rome have been dealing with temperatures hovering around 98 degrees Fahrenheit all week. — CNN Money, 23 July 2026 Typically, manufacturing these diamond processors has been inefficient, with industry conversion yields hovering around a dismal one percent to 10 percent. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 When the forecast is hovering in the triple digits, consider this your permission to slip to show a little midriff. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 July 2026 The Japanese yen has weakened to multi-decade lows, and is currently hovering at 163 against the dollar. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 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

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

Social media video posts showed the shirtless Disneyland employee leisurely floating on his back in the Rivers of America near the River Belle Terrace restaurant.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
But their heads are huge and buoyant, so how do these cetaceans avoid floating up in their sleep?

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of floating

Verb

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District received a call during the week of July 13 stating that a dog had entered a body of water and was swimming.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
The East Palo Alto Police Department posted a separate video from the rescue that shows the dog swimming furiously with seagulls circling overhead and firefighters scooping him out of the murky water and swaddling him in towels.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of swimming

Verb

Bertha is drifting slowly but is expected to move northwest tonight before tracking near or along the northern Gulf Coast over the next several days.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Griezmann operated as a central attacker in a front three alongside Angulo and Ojeda, frequently drifting into deeper positions to collect the ball and turn play forward.

— Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026