prevaricate
verb (used without object)
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
is prevaricating
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present progressiveof prevaricate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In some ways, it’s the opposite of Hamlet, who is prevaricating and trying to figure out what he should do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
The administration nevertheless is prevaricating in its response.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2015
Because my son is prevaricating with me, and speaking in a strange, evasive way.
From In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First by Lancelot Speed
