prevaricate
verb (used without object)
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
had been prevaricating
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past perfect progressiveof prevaricate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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George had been prevaricating to him such a lot that he really thought the thing was as well as settled.
From Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad
