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havering¹

  • /ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/ UK

Where it comes from

From haver + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of haver

adjective more havering · most havering

  1. Hesitant; indecisive. Added to the obstacles which reforming ministers like Turgot […] now had to face was the king's havering inconstancy.
  2. Long-winded

noun

  1. uncountable Indecision, indecisive behaviour. Havering over the future of the Barnard Castle-Tebay and Penrith line now seems concluded.

Havering²

  • /ˈheɪvəɹɪŋ/ UK

proper noun

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

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"havering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/havering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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havering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/havering

Chicago

"havering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/havering.

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@misc{havering_2026,
  title = {havering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/havering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}