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Verb
S:
(v)
hover (hover%2:42:00::)
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vibrate (vibrate%2:42:03::)
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vacillate (vacillate%2:42:00::)
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oscillate (oscillate%2:42:00::)
(be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action)
"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
S:
(v)
hover (hover%2:42:01::)
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linger (linger%2:42:01::)
(move to and fro)
"The shy student lingered in the corner"
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(v)
hover (hover%2:38:00::)
(hang in the air; fly or be suspended above)
S:
(v)
levitate (levitate%2:38:00::)
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hover (hover%2:38:01::)
(be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity)
"The guru claimed that he could levitate"
S:
(v)
brood (brood%2:42:01::)
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hover (hover%2:42:05::)
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loom (loom%2:42:06::)
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bulk large (bulk_large%2:42:00::)
(hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing)
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"