The Clue
Do like some birds and bees (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HOVER
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Notes
The answer HOVER is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
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Hang
Be doubtful
Be irresolute
Circle above
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Hang about
Hang in the air
Hang over
Hummingbird verb
Linger close by
Show protectiveness
Stay suspended
Stay up?
Wait close by
Wait nearby
Hang like a chopper
Hang like a hummingbird
Helicopters do this
Move like a chopper
Move like a helicopter
Perform a helicopter maneuver
Protect, in a way, with "over"
Remain in an uncertain state
What helicopters do
Act like a protective mother
Fly like a flying saucer
Float like a helicopter
Act like an overly protective parent
Definition
HOVER as a verb:
1. (hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate) = be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
2. (hover, linger) = move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
3. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
4. (levitate, hover) = be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
5. (brood, hover, loom, bulk large) = hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"