Lingered vs Hovered - What's the difference?
lingered | hovered |
(linger)
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
* 1859 , , A Tale of Two Cities , ch. 15:
* 1891 , , "Mrs. Manstey's View":
* 2011 April 25, Alice Park, "
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
* 1887 , , The Woodlanders , ch. 14:
* 1904 , , "Asmund and Signy" in The Brown Fairy Book :
(often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.
* 2011 April 14, Michael Scherer, "
(hover)
To float in the air.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= To linger in one place.
* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island)
To waver, or be uncertain.
(computing) To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking.
As verbs the difference between lingered and hovered
is that lingered is past tense of linger while hovered is past tense of hover.lingered
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*linger
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(en verb)- His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.
- She lingered in the window.
Upgrading the Disaster," Time :
- It takes into account . . . predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility.
- He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.
- During his absence the queen fell ill, and after lingering for some time she died.
Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President?," Time :
- Trump doesn't linger on the poll.
Derived terms
* lingerer * linger onhovered
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(head)hover
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Etymology 1
(etyl) hoveren (frequentative of hove).Verb
(en verb)Travels and travails, passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
- The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand, and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror.