Hover

"Hover" in German

Auffliegen (Geflügel)

(flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place)

Schwebezustand

(act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place)

Versteck (hinter Steinen)

(overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter)

behüten

(of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings)

bewegen

(to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over (something on a screen) without clicking, so as to produce a result)

fahren (with über)

(to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over (something on a screen) without clicking, so as to produce a result)

positionieren

(to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over (something on a screen) without clicking, so as to produce a result)

rumhängen

(to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner)

rütteln

(to remain stationary or float in the air)

schweben

(to remain stationary or float in the air)

schweben (entlang, über)

(to travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface)

schwebend halten

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

stillstehen (in der Luft)

(to remain stationary or float in the air)

unsicher sein

(to be indecisive or uncertain — see also vacillate, waver)

verweilen

(to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner)

zögern

(to be indecisive or uncertain — see also vacillate, waver)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.