hover anxiously
Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words
to stay in one place in the air; or to wait somewhere near somebody, ready to help or speak to them
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Examples (20)
- The mother hovered anxiously over her sick child's bed all night.
- He was hovering anxiously outside the waiting room.
- He hovered anxiously by the phone, waiting for the results of his interview.
- The new father hovered anxiously near the nursery window.
- A young waiter hovers anxiously near the table, ready to refill their glasses.
- She hovered anxiously by her boss's office, waiting for the news.
- She was hovering anxiously near the door, expecting bad news from the doctor.
- The mother hovered anxiously over her sick child's bed all night.
- The new intern hovered anxiously by his manager's desk, hoping for some guidance.
- Students were hovering anxiously around the notice board to see their exam results.
- While the judges deliberated, the contestants hovered anxiously backstage.
- He always hovers anxiously by the phone when expecting an important call.
- I remember my father hovering anxiously at the school gate, worried I might be late.
- A lone waiter hovered anxiously, hoping the VIPs would enjoy their meal.
- The press corps hovered anxiously outside the courthouse, waiting for the verdict.
- I'll be hovering anxiously by the oven to make sure the cake doesn't burn.
- He hovers anxiously over my shoulder whenever I use his computer, which makes me nervous.
- The project manager kept hovering anxiously over the developers' shoulders before the deadline.
- The rescue helicopter hovered anxiously above the wreckage, searching for survivors.
- "Stop hovering so anxiously," she said. "You're making me even more nervous."