hover

hover
verb
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) sveve
2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) kretse om(kring)
3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) vakle, nøle
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sveve
verb \/ˈhɒvə\/, \/ˈhʌvə\/
1) (om fugler, fly e.l.) kretse, sirkle, sveve (over)
2) (om luftfartøy) hovre (stå stille over bakken)
3) vente, holde seg i nærheten, drive omkring, gå frem og tilbake
• hover near the house
drive omkring rundt huset
4) (overført) sveve, pendle
• hover between life and death
sveve mellom liv og død
• hover between two extremes
pendle mellom to ytterpunkter \/ pendle mellom to ytterligheter
• she hovered on the verge of a total breakdown
hun var på randen av fullstendig sammenbrudd
5) (overført) vakle, tvile
hover about kretse omkring holde seg i nærheten

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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