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

Shares are down more than 28 percent over the past month, currently hovering around $114, which is miles below its mid-June record high of $225. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 Future tests could include trying to use giant arms at its Starbase launching site in Texas to grab the rocket and its booster upon its hovering return to earth. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The film was hovering near the bottom of that list, but after losing points as dozens of more reviews come in, the movie has lost its place. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Cooling without liquid Electric aircraft generate significant heat during demanding flight phases such as takeoff, hovering and climb. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 San Francisco, on the other hand, will be hovering between the low 70s and high 60s. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Of the three cities, Durham is the most affordable, with average home prices hovering around $400,000, according to Zillow. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 But the new flare-up saw oil prices surge again, with the international benchmark Brent crude oil hovering around $90 a barrel early Thursday. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026 The bond market remains in focus, with the 30-year yield hovering near 2007 highs. — Sarah Min,hugh Leask,justina Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 29 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

The project, which involves a partnership between the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and other researchers, focuses on collecting floating coral egg and sperm bundles.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Next is the soft fragrance of iris floating from a field of blooms to the right.

— Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of floating

Verb

On Tuesday, July 28, the Viking Ullur ship was sailing down the Danube River, Europe’s second-longest river that flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
That connection comes into focus on the Lake-to-Estate Voyage, sailing from the Kelowna Yacht Club to three of the city’s best vineyards and tracing the journey from water to wine.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

Kat and Aesha take the guests swimming in some nearby caves while the rest of the crew holds down the fort.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Sanchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to convince thousands of people to cross by swimming around the border fence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of swimming

Verb

There’s little sense of forward motion in these tracks, but even when simply drifting in place, the blend of atmosphere and physicality—sunset glow meets seismic throb—is payoff enough.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
The capital is drifting down-market, into hands-on companies.

— Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026