hover-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: hang in or as if in the air

Examples:
The craft hovered just inches above the ground.
She hovered with vibrating wings above the nest.

Mappings:
VerbNet: modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: hover.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5

Sense Number 2: move to and fro around a particular point or points, remain near

Commentary:
NOTE: Includes metaphorical uses.

Examples:
His brother hovered annoyingly at his bedside.
She hovered like a benevolent angel watching over me as I grew up.
For many days he hovered between life and death.
The prime rate has been hovering around 6 percent.

Mappings:
VerbNet: spatial_configuration-47.6
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: hover.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2