Difference between Linger and Hover

What is the difference between Linger and Hover?

Linger as a verb is to stay or remain. while Hover as a verb is to float in the air.

Linger

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stay or remain.

Example sentence: The appeal of perfume is that it is at once ephemeral and empowering. It creates a shimmering invisible armor that lingers in a room long after its wearer has gone and infuses our imagination with a subtle power, hinting at a hidden identity.

Hover

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To float in the air.To linger in one place.To waver, or be uncertain.To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking.

Example sentence: I like buying drones, hover boards, 360-degree cameras and fabulous cars. I am a little bit like a boy. I also spend a lot on books. I am a voracious reader, and I love vintage stores and first editions.

We hope you now know whether to use Linger or Hover in your sentence.

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