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English
Etymology
From haver + -ing.
Pronunciation
Verb
havering
- present participle and gerund of haver
Adjective
havering (comparative more havering, superlative most havering)
- Hesitant; indecisive.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 300:Added to the obstacles which reforming ministers like Turgot […] now had to face was the king's havering inconstancy.
- Long-winded
Noun
havering (uncountable)
- 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.
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