vverb.stativebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of actionSynset:oscillate vacillate vibrate
Examples:- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Derivationally Related Form:vacillantoscillationvacillationvacillator
Hypernyms:hesitate waffle waver
Inherited Hypernyms:hoverhesitate
Direct Hyponyms:shillyshally
Full Troponyms:shillyshally
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.stativemove to and froSynset:linger
Examples:- The shy student lingered in the corner
Hypernyms:hesitate waffle waver
Inherited Hypernyms:hoverhesitate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionhang in the air; fly or be suspended aboveHypernyms:fly wing
Inherited Hypernyms:hoverflytravel
Direct Hyponyms:poise
Full Troponyms:poise
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | There --- some big birds in the tree (apply to: hover) | Some big birds --- in the tree (apply to: hover)
vverb.motionbe suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravitySynset:levitate
Examples:- The guru claimed that he could levitate
Derivationally Related Form:levitation
Inherited Hypernyms:levitate
Entailment:arise come up go up lift move up rise uprise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.stativehang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacingSynset:brood bulk large loom
Examples:- The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
Hypernyms:hang
Inherited Hypernyms:broodhangbe
Direct Hyponyms:dominateeclipseovershadow
Full Troponyms:overshadow
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | There --- some big birds in the tree (apply to: loom, hover, brood) | Some big birds --- in the tree (apply to: loom, hover, brood)