- present participle of prevaricate.
prevaricating
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Following years of prevaricating, Germany pledged to quit nuclear power definitively after Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster sent radiation spewing into the air and terrifying the world.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023
It made sense to him why defendants lied, he would say, but to find a cop prevaricating felt like a personal betrayal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2021
His belligerent, bleating, entitled, prevaricating, smart-ass Jock Culture posturing reminded me of the boys I had been trying to dodge all my life and, in the end, couldn’t help writing about.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2018
There was no prevaricating; no ifs, ands, or buts; no maybes.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2018
Lord Chief-Justice—Ay, to be sure you do, do not let me take you prevaricating!
From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Sir Harry Lushington Stephen