hoverings
Lingering midair suspensions
Hoverings are instances of remaining suspended or lingering in place.
A bird's hoverings over the field, a helicopter's hoverings above the scene, or someone's hoverings near a doorway—each describes repeated or multiple acts of staying poised without settling.
The word often suggests anxious or watchful presence: Her constant hoverings made him nervous.
Small nectar-feeding hoverer
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
bee · moth · wings · rotor · buzzing · fluttering · whirring · airborne
Staying atop liquid
- hangingExecution by noose
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- poisedCalm and controlled
dangling · drifting · stationary · midair · weightless · buoyant · levitating · pausing
Delay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
doubt · ambivalence · limbo · fence-sitting · torn · undecided · irresolute · faltering
Anxious, trivial agitation
- motheringCaring for children
- overprotectiveGuarding too zealously
- smotheringDepriving of air
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
anxious · helicopter parenting · watchfulness · concern · solicitous · attentive · protective · overbearing
Concealed and watchful
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- nearbyAt small distance
proximity · shadowing · vigilance · attendance · observation · closeness · menacing · threatening
hummingbird
Small nectar-feeding hoverer
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
dragonfly · bee · moth · wings · rotor · buzzing · fluttering · whirring · airborne · beating
floating
Staying atop liquid
- hangingExecution by noose
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
poised · dangling · drifting · stationary · midair · weightless · buoyant · levitating · pausing · staying
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
dithering · doubt · ambivalence · limbo · fence-sitting · torn · undecided · irresolute · faltering · pause
fussing
Anxious, trivial agitation
- motheringCaring for children
- overprotectiveGuarding too zealously
- smotheringDepriving of air
doting · anxious · helicopter parenting · watchfulness · concern · solicitous · attentive · protective · overbearing · nurturing
lurking
Concealed and watchful
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
- waitingRemaining in expectation
nearby · proximity · shadowing · vigilance · attendance · observation · closeness · menacing · threatening · ominous
hoveringsflights
Scheduled air travel segments
departures · arrivals · rushings · zooming · plunges
hoveringslandings
Reaching the ground
groundings · settlings · touchdowns · alightings · anchoring
hoveringscommitments
Promises requiring follow-through
decisions · actions · engagements · plunging in · diving in