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paltering

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pal·ter  (pôltr)
intr.v. pal·tered, pal·ter·ing, pal·ters
1. To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie2.
2. To be capricious; trifle.
3. To quibble, especially in bargaining.
[Origin unknown.]
palter·er n.
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Noun1.paltering - a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
fibbing
lying, prevarication, fabrication - the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
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The man slept on, indifferent to showers of hail and intervals of brightness, to sunshine on his face and shadow, to the paltering lumps of dull ice on his body and the diamonds into which the sun changed them, until the sun was low in the west, and the sky was glowing.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
Loving you, he should, in the name of common sense, be doing something that would give him the right to marry, instead of paltering around with those stories of his and with childish dreams.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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