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    haver
    /ˈheɪvə/

    verb

    • 1. talk foolishly; babble: Scottish "Tom havered on"
    • 2. act in a vacillating or indecisive manner: British "he havered at the threshold, peering into darkness"

    noun

    • 1. foolish talk; nonsense. Scottish

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › haverHAVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Haver definition: to equivocate; vacillate.. See examples of HAVER used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › haverHaver Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. ha· ver ˈhā-vər. havered; havering; havers. intransitive verb. chiefly British. : to hem and haw. Examples of haver in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web But while some nations haver in their commitment to fighting climate change, Seychelles is ramping up its efforts. Olivia Yasukawa and Thomas Page, CNN, 10 July 2017.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › haverhaver - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 7, 2024 · haver (third-person singular simple present havers, present participle havering, simple past and past participle havered) ( British) To hem and haw . ( Scotland) To talk foolishly; to chatter . Synonyms: babble, haiver, maunder.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'haver' Word Frequency. haver in British English. (ˈheɪvə ) verb (intransitive) 1. British. to dither. 2. Scottish and Northern England dialect. to talk nonsense; babble. noun. 3. (usually plural) Scottish. nonsense. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: of unknown origin. Word Frequency.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › haverHaver - definition of haver by The Free Dictionary

    Define haver. haver synonyms, haver pronunciation, haver translation, English dictionary definition of haver. vb 1. Brit to dither 2. dialect Scot and Northern English to talk nonsense; babble n Scot nonsense Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged,...

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › haverHaver Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Singular: haver. Plural: havers. Origin of Haver. Borrowing from Scots haver, from Middle English haver, from Old Norse hafri (“oat, oats”), from Proto-Germanic *habrô (“oat, oats”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapro- (“goat”). Cognate with Dutch haver (“oats”), cognate with German Hafer (“oat”). From Wiktionary. Borrowing from Scots haiver.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHAVER - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "HAVER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › haver_vhaver, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb haver. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect and Scottish English.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › haverhaver - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    haver /ˈheɪvə/ vb (intransitive) Brit. to dither. Scot Northern English dialect to talk nonsense; babble. n. ( usually plural) Scot nonsense. Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin. 'haver' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): Haversian canal - Haversian system - havers - haversack.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › haverHAVER - 15 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    haver. verb. These are words and phrases related to haver. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. YO-YO. Synonyms. yo-yo. vacillate. fluctuate. vary. shift. dither. equivocate. waffle. hesitate. tergiversate. waver. seesaw. hem and haw. come and go. Antonym. stabilize.