Fly and Hover

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Fly

Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.

Usage example: the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly

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Hover is a synonym for fly in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Hover" instead a verb "Fly", when it comes to topics like sail, float in the air, take wing, take to the air. popular alternative

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Hover

Hover verb - Hang in the air; fly or be suspended above.

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Fly is a synonym for hover in activity topic. You can use "Fly" instead a verb "Hover", if it concerns topics such as hang, sail, float, float in the air. popular alternative

Nearby Words: hovered, hovering

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fire	fly fire	hover fire
thanks	fly thanks	hover thanks
distance	fly distance	hover distance
wings	fly wings	hover wings
Other words: feet, unaided, beams, helicopters.

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Basically this is whenever a character spins something above his or her head to slow a fall or even hover or fly.

Source: Instant Flight, Just Add Spinning
The flight power from the Red Stars seems to be centered in Mario's hands, and he needs to hold them outward to fly or hover.

Source: Up, Up and Away!
Video Game Flight - you can fly or hover for a limited amount of time before your boosters overheat, as shown by a gauge.

Source: Video Game / Ranger X

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