to haver
1
9.9
- verb
- /ˈheɪvər/
- UK
:
parlotear
- He tends to haver when he is nervous.
Examples
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During the meeting, he just kept havering on about trivial matters instead of addressing the main issue.
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He started to haver nervously when asked a difficult question.
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Stop havering and get to the point, please.
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She tends to haver when she is unsure of what to say.
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Stop havering and get to the point!
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She tends to have the same pointless conversation whenever we meet, going on and on about nothing important.
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Instead of making a decision, they spent the whole afternoon havering about the same old topics.
Synonyms
48
5.3
To talk or write for a long time without a clear point
15
6.2
Talk for a long time in an unclear way about small unimportant things
12
8.0
To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense
9
8.4
To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things
7
9.9
To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning
1
7.0
To talk in a silly way that makes no sense
1
9.9
To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way
1
9.3
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way
To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things
Compounds
How Pointless
75
4.4
- UK
1
9.9
9
8.4
- Informal
8
6.5
- Informal
269
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haver as a verb can also be seen from Scots haver meaning 'to chatter', similar to English babble or prattle. So to haver is to talk in a silly, aimless way for a long time.