prevaricating

UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
prevaricatingсуществительное
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
Gerund: the act or practice of prevaricating.
Определения
The act or practice of prevaricating; evasion or avoidance of the truth.
His constant prevaricating frustrated the investigators.
prevaricatingгерундий или причастие настоящего времени
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪtɪŋ/
Present participle of "prevaricate" functioning adjectivally.
Переводы
The prevaricating politician avoided giving a direct answer.
Увиливающий политик избегал давать прямой ответ.
Определения
Tending to avoid the truth or being deliberately ambiguous or misleading.
The prevaricating politician dodged the direct questions during the interview.
prevaricateглагол

prevaricating

Герундий

prevaricated
Прошедшее простое время
prevaricated
Причастие прошедшего времени
prevaricating
Герундий
UK
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
US
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
Переводы
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.
Определения
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.
prevaricateгерундий или причастие настоящего времени

prevaricating

Used attributively to describe someone or something that is evasive or deceptive.
Определения
Evasive or misleading; inclined to prevaricate.
The lawyer grew impatient with the witness's prevaricating answers.