havering

See also: Havering

English

Etymology

From haver +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/

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.

References

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

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