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pal·ter
palter
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- pronunciation:
- pawl
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
palters, paltering, paltered |
definition 1: |
to speak or behave insincerely.
- similar words:
- dodge, equivocate, evade, fence, fudge, quibble, tergiversate, waffle
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definition 2: |
to haggle or quibble, as in bargaining.
- synonyms:
- chaffer, dicker, haggle
- similar words:
- bargain, higgle, negotiate, quibble
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related words: |
equivocate, negotiate |
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derivation: |
palterer (n.) |
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