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prevaricating
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
Gerund: the act or practice of prevaricating.
Definitions
His constant prevaricating frustrated the investigators.
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
Present participle of "prevaricate" functioning adjectivally.
Translations
The prevaricating politician avoided giving a direct answer.
Увиливающий политик избегал давать прямой ответ.
Definitions
The prevaricating politician dodged the direct questions during the interview.
prevaricating
Gerund
prevaricated
Past Simple
prevaricated
Past Participle
prevaricating
Gerund
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
Translations
The politician began to prevaricate when confronted with the scandal.
Политик начал изворачиваться, когда его столкнули со скандалом.
He tends to prevaricate when asked about his past.
Он склонен увиливать, когда его спрашивают о прошлом.
Definitions
When asked about his involvement in the project, he began to prevaricate, avoiding a direct answer.
prevaricating
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is evasive or deceptive.
Definitions
The lawyer grew impatient with the witness's prevaricating answers.