havering

havering

See also: Havering

English

Etymology

From haver +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/

Verb

havering

1. present participle of haver

Adjective

havering (comparative more havering, superlative most havering)

1. Hesitant; indecisive.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 300:

     Added to the obstacles which reforming ministers like Turgot […] now had to face was the king's havering inconstancy.

2. Long-winded

Noun

havering (uncountable)

1. Indecision, indecisive behaviour.
   • 1961 September, “Talking of Trains: Branch line report”, in Modern Railways, page 516:

     Havering over the future of the Barnard Castle-Tebay and Penrith line now seems concluded.

References

• “havering”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.