palter

intransitive-verb
UK: /ˈpɔːltər/
US: /ˈpɔːltər/

  1. To act insincerely or deceitfully; to equivocate or be deliberately ambiguous.

    1. Don't palter with me; tell me the truth now.
    2. The company seemed to palter about its financial difficulties, avoiding direct answers.

  2. To trifle or act frivolously; to haggle or bargain in a petty way.

    1. Stop paltering and get to the point.
    2. He didn't want to palter over the price of such a small item like a pencil.

Synonyms

quibble prevaricate waffle hedge equivocate
palter noun

  1. Deceitful or insincere behavior; equivocation.

    1. His speech was full of palter.
    2. I detected some palter in his explanation about why he was late for work.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "palter" in English means: To act insincerely or deceitfully; to equivocate or be deliberately ambiguous., To trifle or act frivolously; to haggle or bargain in a petty way..

The phonetic transcription of "palter" is /ˈpɔːltər/ in British English and /ˈpɔːltər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "palter": quibble, prevaricate, waffle, hedge, equivocate.

Example usage of "palter": "Don't palter with me; tell me the truth now.". More examples on the page.