hesitate vs hover

hesitate and hover both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hesitate	No	No	Yes	No
hover	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hover is a hyponym of hesitate; that is, hover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hesitate:

Other hyponyms of hesitate include dwell on, linger over, boggle, linger, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate, falter, waver.

hesitate (verb)	hover (verb)
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness	hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing	be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
	be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
	to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
	hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing