jquery-hoverlight.js is a hover highlighting plugin for jQuery.
./demo.htm
You can use hoverlight like this
<p>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque at massa non erat convallis vulputate molestie nec dui. Donec auctor blandit nibh quis luctus. Donec tincidunt auctor consequat.
</p>
<script>
$(function(){
$('p').hoverlight();
});
</script>
jquery-hoverlight.js will wrap words within selected area in spans like e.g.
<p>
...
<span class="js-hoverlightable">Lorem</span>
<span class="js-hoverlightable">ipsum</span>
<span class="js-hoverlightable">dolor</span>
...
</p>
Copyright 2013 Sun Liwen.
Released under the MIT license.