verb
- speaking or acting in an evasive way to avoid telling the truth or giving a direct answer
Usage: present participle of prevaricate
Examples
- The witness was clearly prevaricating during cross-examination.
- Stop prevaricating and give me a straight answer.
- The politician kept prevaricating when asked about the budget cuts.
- She accused him of prevaricating instead of admitting his mistake.
- The CEO was prevaricating about the company’s financial problems.
- His prevaricating responses made everyone suspicious.