Synonyms of hovering

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adjective

as in sailing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailing
• hanging
• gliding
• drifting
• wafting
• poised
• floating
• awash
• free-floating
• afloat
• buoyant
• floaty
• unsinkable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinking
• sunk
• high and dry
• aground

hovering

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floating
• sailing
• swimming
• drifting
• gliding
• riding
• hanging
• bobbing
• wafting
• dangling
• poising
• suspending
• buoying
• ballooning
• rafting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settling
• sinking
• plunging
• diving
• lunging
• dipping
• submerging
• immersing
• submersing