hover

To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.

Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).

Of a bird or insect: to flap (its wings) so it can remain stationary in the air.

To remain stationary or float in the air.

Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.

Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).

To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.