hover over



hover over someone or something

 
1. Lit. to remain suspended over someone or something. The rescue helicopter hovered over the floating sailor. A huge blimp hovered over the football stadium.
2. Fig. [for someone] to stay close to someone or something, waiting, ready to advise or interfere. Please don't hover over me, watching what I am doing. I have to hover over this project or someone will mess it up.
See also: hover

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iah-Egyptian Mythology
Deirbhile-Irish
Shantelshahn-TEL, shan-TELEnglish
ViltĖ-Lithuanian
Bartolomeu-Portuguese, Galician
PeadarPAD-arIrish, Scottish