hoverhand

English

Noun

hoverhand (uncountable)

  1. the act of wrapping one arm around another person, as though to embrace, but without actually touching that person
    • 2017, Scott Kenemore, Zombie-in-Chief: Eater of the Free World: A Novel Take on a Brain-Dead Election, Simon and Schuster (→ISBN)
      “Hey,” he said, mustering the bravery to provide some comforting hoverhand just above her shoulder.
    • 2014, Regan Wolfrom, First Lights, Wolfrom Writes (→ISBN)
      “It's for the best,” Carter said.“Because whoever ends up standing beside me won't be getting the ol' hoverhand. I'll be grabbing that ass with gusto.”
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