havering

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UK/ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/

adjective

Hesitant; indecisive.

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Meanings

havering1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of haver
adjectivehavering (comparative more havering, superlative most havering)

comparative more havering · superlative most havering

  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
nounhavering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIndecision, 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

Havering2

proper noun
  1. A London borough on the east side of Greater London, laying just outside the conurbation.

Origin

From haver + -ing.

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APA

havering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/havering

MLA

“havering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/havering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “havering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/havering.

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