hover around

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

To stay near someone or something.

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Examples (10)

  • She couldn't bear him hovering around her.
  • The helicopter hovered around the disaster site for hours.
  • Prices hovered around the $100 mark for most of the day.
  • A small crowd hovered around the artist, watching him paint.
  • He likes to hover around the kitchen whenever food is being prepared.
  • The children hovered around their parents, eager for attention.
  • Uncertainty hovered around the company's future after the merger.
  • Flies hovered around the picnic basket, attracted by the sweets.
  • Her eyes hovered around the room, searching for a familiar face.
  • Temperatures will hover around freezing point tonight.