Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter.
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Palter
//ˈpɔl.tɚ//
Synonyms for "palter" (54 found)
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11 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- извъртам verb (to talk insincerely)
- усуквам verb (to talk insincerely)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 敷衍搪塞 verb (to talk insincerely)
Finnish
3 entries- kieroilla verb (to talk insincerely)
- kierrellä ja kaarrella verb (to talk insincerely)
- vilpistellä verb (to talk insincerely)
Russian
3 entries- виля́ть verb (to talk insincerely)
- извора́чиваться verb (to talk insincerely)
- темни́ть verb (to talk insincerely)
Spanish
2 entries- insincero verb (to talk insincerely)
- mentir verb (to talk insincerely)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power.
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"The hat," he said, "might have been managed, and the trousers could have been lent, but the coat, Mr Bunion, was beyond our means." Which piece of information being delivered in a very grave voice, and a confidential manner, the curate had, perforce, to accept; but inwardly he had a profound suspicion that the tall man was paltering with the truth.
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But, with a gesture, she put a period to this dalliance—one shouldn't palter so on an empty stomach, she might almost have said.
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