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

    : 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.

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

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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,...

  6. 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.

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    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.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › haver_n1haver, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    haver noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun haver mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun haver. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun haver?

  9. redkiwiapp.com › en › english-guidehaver: Explore its Definition & Usage | RedKiwi Words

    'Haver' means to talk or write a lot without saying anything important or useful, or to be uncertain or indecisive. Synonyms include 'ramble,' 'babble,' and 'prattle.'

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordHAVER - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "HAVER" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    haver - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.