(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If you say that someone ~s, you disapprove of them because they delay giving a clear answer or making a clear decision, often because there is something that they want to hide or avoid doing.
The administration is just ~ing in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...
VERB: V disapproval
~ing
After 18 days of ~ing, he at last came out and faced the issue.
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