hover

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
2. 2
   Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
3. 3
   Of a bird or insect: to flap (its wings) so it can remain stationary in the air.
4. 4
   To remain stationary or float in the air.
5. 5
   Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
6. 6
   To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
7. 7
   Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
8. 8
   To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.

Noun

1. 1
   An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
2. 2
   A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
3. 3
   An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
4. 4
   A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.