Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palavering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palaver-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of palaver: the act of one who palavers.

verb

present participle and gerund of palaver

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English palaver Middle English -ynge English -ing English palavering From palaver + -ing.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does palavering mean?
gerund of palaver: the act of one who palavers.
Where does palavering come from?
Etymology tree English palaver Middle English -ynge English -ing English palavering From palaver + -ing.

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