paltering

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A noun referring to the act of lying or being deliberately ambiguous or evasive in a trivial or petty manner.

• 🇨🇳名词，指在小事或无关紧要的问题上说谎、含糊其辞或故意回避的行为。

1. Deceptive or evasive talk C2 formal

   The act of speaking or acting in a way that is deliberately ambiguous or misleading, often to avoid telling the full truth.

   • The politician's paltering during the interview frustrated the journalists.
   • His paltering about the project's timeline made everyone suspicious.
   • She was accused of paltering when she gave vague answers about the budget.

   🇨🇳闪烁其词

   同义词: deceitdeceptiondouble talkequivocationevasionmisrepresentationprevaricationsophistrytergiversation

An archaic verb meaning to talk insincerely, equivocate, or deal in a trifling or deceitful manner.

• 🇨🇳指说话不真诚、含糊其辞以回避直接回答，也指行为轻浮或欺骗。

1. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear C2 formal

   To speak or act in an evasive or misleading way, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive.

   • The politician paltered when asked about the scandal.
   • He paltered with the truth, never giving a straight answer.
   • She paltered her way through the interview, avoiding any commitment.

   🇨🇳含糊其辞

   同义词: beat around the bushdodgeequivocateevadefencefudgehedgeprevaricatequibbleweasel

   反义词: clarifyconfrontdirectnessexplain

• paltered past participle
• paltered past simple
• paltering present participle
• palters third person singular