prevaricate
verb (used without object)
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
were prevaricating
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past progressiveof prevaricate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He did not call us a liar, but he looked as if he thought that we were prevaricating.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
By the look and tone, the young girl could tell they were prevaricating.
From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Mayne Reid
