Simple past tense and past participle of hover.(verb)
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Use "hovered" in a sentence
"Is it possible that shampooing sounds far more agreeable than scrubbing because the word hovered between ideas of health and hedonism when it first entered English?"
"His expression hovered somewhere between disgusted and concerned as he watched his ex-girlfriend toss the wipe aside and snag yet another."
"His pulse leaped and her name hovered on his lips."