havering

adj, noun — 3 senses

havering

adj

UK /ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/

Etymology From haver + -ing.

1

Hesitant; indecisive.

Added to the obstacles which reforming ministers like Turgot […] now had to face was the king's havering inconstancy.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 300:

2

Long-winded

havering

noun

Etymology From haver + -ing.

1

Indecision, indecisive behaviour.

Havering over the future of the Barnard Castle-Tebay and Penrith line now seems concluded.1961 September, “Talking of Trains: Branch line report”, in Modern Railways, page 516:

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