Collocations for hover - verb

nearby
anxiously
He was hovering anxiously outside.

uncertainly
She hovered uncertainly near the front door.

menacingly
Black clouds were hovering menacingly on the horizon.

about (esp. BrE), around, behind, by, near
She couldn't bear him hovering around her.

hover in the background
Susan was hovering in the background, uncertain what to do.

hover in the doorway

Hover is used with these nouns as the subject:
cloud, hand, hawk, helicopter, mist, moon, vulture