palter
palter · palters · paltered · paltering
вилять, темнить, изворачиваться
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actionsTo talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
UK/ˈpɒltə/US/ˈpɔl.tɚ/
Meaning
5 sensesTo talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
виля́тьviljátʹ, темни́тьtemnítʹ, извора́чиватьсяizvoráčivatʹsja
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
To give a false impression by selective use of true but misleading statements.
To haggle.
To babble; to chatter.
(archaic)To trifle.
More definitions
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to talk insincerely:
Origin
Probably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low GerProbably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry.
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Forms
palters, paltering, paltered, palteredSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information:beat around the bushequivocatetergiversateprevaricate
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle