hover overhead

Frequency: 6.87.3 per million words

to stay in one place in the air above

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Examples (10)

  • A hawk began to hover overhead, searching for its next meal.
  • The rescue helicopter continued to hover overhead, monitoring the situation.
  • I watched a small drone hover overhead while I was sitting in the park.
  • Dense smoke seemed to hover overhead after the fire was extinguished.
  • The tiny hummingbird would hover overhead before darting toward the feeder.
  • Several vultures hover overhead whenever they spot potential prey.
  • The crowd looked up as a brightly colored balloon started to hover overhead.
  • The police helicopter began to hover overhead to guide the ground units.
  • In many desert regions, heat haze can seem to hover overhead like a mirage.
  • A single bright star appeared to hover overhead in the clear night sky.