1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended in the air above something. Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. Addison. A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight. Dryden.
2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast. Milton. Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. Shak.
HOVERER
Hov"er*er, n.
Defn: A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
HOVER-HAWK
Hov"er-hawk`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The kestrel.
HOVERINGLY
Hov"er*ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a hovering manner.
HOW How, adv. Etym: [OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h, from the same root as hwa, hwæt, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to OS. hwow, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hwe wherewith, hwaiwa how. sq. root182. See Who, and cf. Why.]
1. In what manner or way; by what means or process. How can a man be born when he is old John iii. 4.