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Rarehove
The correct spelling is hove.
How to pronounce hove
verb
IPA: /həʊv/
Say it like: Hov-e
The correct spelling is hove. To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover. For example: "We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
Usage Examples
“We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
- 2.To wait, linger.
- 3.To move on or by.
- 4.To remain; delay.
- 5.To remain stationary (usually on horseback).
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