hovered

verb

Definition of hoverednext
past tense of hover
as in floated
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 hovered Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024 Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday. — Brian Evans,sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 In the first two weeks of December, daily lake temperatures hovered 2 to 4 degrees above the historical average. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024

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