aver
verb (used with object)
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
averring
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present participleof aver.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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What did that even mean?—something akin to the counsel averring that “there is no sky.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2017
I’ve heard from more than one reader over the years averring that an orchestra’s role is simply to play the music of Beethoven, Brahms and their ilk: Forget contemporary stuff, much less diversity.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2016
The prosecutors kept the Bible out of discussion by averring that the Bible did not constitute the rule of faith except as interpreted by the Church.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Washington elder Statesman Bernard Baruch, adviser on reconversion, prepared to break his peace, averring only in advance that the Government agencies which had wound the machine up should preside at its unwinding.
From Time Magazine Archive
I think he is under a mistake in averring that there is any severity in the sheath spur.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Nannie Lambert
