tergiversare
Parola del giorno
Buondì!
Today’s Parola del giorno is the verb tergiversare, which means to pussyfoot around or to prevaricate. You would use this verb to describe an action where someone is deliberately avoiding a question or truth about something.
See the verb used below:
Quando la cameriera è ritornata al nostro tavolo per la terza volta, Marco continuava a tergiversare, non riusciva ancora a scegliere un primo piatto per la cena.
When the waitress came back to our table for the third time, Marco continued to hem and haw, still unable to select a dish for dinner.
