Havering
/ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/ adj, name, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Indecision, indecisive behaviour. uncountable
"Havering over the future of the Barnard Castle-Tebay and Penrith line now seems concluded."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of haver form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Hesitant; indecisive.
"Added to the obstacles which reforming ministers like Turgot […] now had to face was the king's havering inconstancy."
- 2 Long-winded
Proper Noun
- 1 A London borough on the east side of Greater London.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Added to the obstacles which reforming ministers like Turgot […] now had to face was the king's havering inconstancy."
Etymology
From haver + -ing.