The word “hover” frequently functions as a bridge between the tangible and the ethereal in literary texts. Authors use it to depict characters or objects suspended mid-air—whether to evoke a sense of lingering mystery as an angel’s wings flutter above a sleeping child [1, 2, 3] or to suggest a spectral presence that unsettles the narrative, like a ghost or an abstract idea that hangs over events [4, 5, 6]. In other works, it captures a moment of indecision or the ephemeral quality of thought, mirroring the way memories or unresolved emotions seem to linger [7, 8, 9]. Additionally, modern texts have employed “hover” in digital contexts to indicate interactive elements that reveal further information when a pointer rests over a word [10, 11, 12].