tergiversating

verb

present participle of tergiversate
as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, "Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is"

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  1. shaking
  2. hedging
Verb
  • White slammed Garry for shaking hands and embracing Makhachev before the final round.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Yohanna Embu, a resident of Sikka, a regency in East Nusa Tenggara, said a number of buildings were damaged by the strong shaking and panicked people ran to higher ground.
    — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaking
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  • Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are hedging their bets on victories in red states – Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio and yes, Alaska – to help flip the upper chamber and hand back control to the party.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That hasn’t fully panned out, and now the company is hedging its bets with an underdog strategy focused on releasing more lightweight models with fewer guardrails.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedging
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