poise over

poise over someone or something

to hover or hang over someone or something. She spent the entire afternoon poised over her desk, pouting. The dog poised over the downed duck, waiting for the hunter.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JosuÉ	ho-SWE (Spanish), zho-zoo-E (Portuguese)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Ekaterine	-	Georgian
Mirella	mee-REL-lah	Italian
Bertina	bər-TEEN-ə	English
AlÍCia	-	Catalan, Portuguese
Roan	-	Frisian