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prevaricating

UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/

Translations

prevaricatingnoun
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
Gerund: the act or practice of prevaricating.
prevaricatinggerund / present participle
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
Present participle of "prevaricate" functioning adjectivally.
The prevaricating politician avoided giving a direct answer.
Увиливающий политик избегал давать прямой ответ.
Synonyms
evasive
equivocating
deceitful
ambiguous
misleading
dishonest
uncertain
dodgy
shifty
prevaricateverb

prevaricating

Gerund

prevaricated
Past Simple
prevaricated
Past Participle
prevaricating
Gerund
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
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.
Synonyms
falsify
preclude
equivocate
evade
dodge
mislead
lie
prevaricategerund / present participle

prevaricating

Used attributively to describe someone or something that is evasive or deceptive.

Definitions

prevaricatingnoun
The act or practice of prevaricating; evasion or avoidance of the truth.
His constant prevaricating frustrated the investigators.
prevaricatinggerund / present participle
Tending to avoid the truth or being deliberately ambiguous or misleading.
The prevaricating politician dodged the direct questions during the interview.
prevaricateverb
To speak or act in an evasive way, often to avoid telling the truth or committing oneself.
When asked about his involvement in the project, he began to prevaricate, avoiding a direct answer.
prevaricategerund / present participle
Evasive or misleading; inclined to prevaricate.
The lawyer grew impatient with the witness's prevaricating answers.
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