said of a bird, insect, or helicopter: to keep itself in one place in the air
to hang in the air
His fingers hovered over the doorknob
to linger or wait restlessly around a place
to be in a state of uncertainty, irresolution, or suspense, or on the borderline between two states
hovering between life and death
hoverer noun
[Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover, of unknown origin]