haver

ˈhævər

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Definition of haver - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nonsense

Rare

foolish or nonsensical talk

Rare

His speech was full of haver.

drivel

nonsense

possessor

Rare

person who possesses something

Rare

The haver of the key must be responsible.

holder

owner

hesitant person

Rare

one who hesitates in decision or speech

Rare

The haver couldn't decide which option to choose..

doubter

hesitator

vacillator

Verb

intr.

foolish talk

Rare

talk foolishly or chatter without substance

Rare

They havered on about trivial matters all night.

babble

jabber

prattle

indecision

Rare

hesitate or be indecisive in speech

Rare

He tends to haver when making decisions.

hesitate

vacillate

waver

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Origin of haver

Scots, haver (to talk nonsense)

Examples of haver in a sentence

Ignore the haver and focus on the facts.
The haver of the document must sign it.
Only the haver of the password can access the account.
The haver stood silently, unsure of what to say.
As a haver, she often missed opportunities.
He tends to haver when he's nervous.

Stop havering and get to the point!
She would haver over the simplest choices.
The politician began to haver during the debate.

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French:balivernes, bavarder, ...
German:Geschwätz, plappern, ...
Italian:sciocchezze, chiacchierare, ...
Spanish:disparate, divagar, ...
Portuguese:disparate, tagarelar, ...
Chinese:胡言乱语, 胡扯, ...
Japanese:たわごと, くだらない話をする, ...
Arabic:هَرَاء, ثَرْثَرَ, ...
Hebrew:הֶבֶל, לְפַטְפֵּט, ...
Russian:чепуха, болтать, ...
Ukrainian:нісенітниця, базікати, ...
Hindi:हैवर, बिना मतलब की बातें करना, ...
Bengali:হেভার, অসার কথা বলা, ...
Catalan:bajanada, xerrar, ...
Czech:bláboly, tlachat, ...
Danish:vrøvl, plapre, ...
Dutch:kletspraat, kletsen, ...
Greek:ανοησία, φλυαρώ, ...
Hungarian:badarság, fecsegni, ...
Khmer:សម្ដីឥតប្រយោជន៍, និយាយផ្តេសផ្តាស, ...
Korean:헛소리, 지껄이다, ...
Persian:حرف بی‌معنی, حرف‌های بی‌معنی زد, ...
Polish:bzdury, gadać, ...
Portuguese (BR):disparates, tagarelar, ...
Romanian:prostii, a trăncăni, ...
Swedish:struntprat, pladdra, ...
Thai:คำพูดไร้สาระ, พูดไร้สาระ, ...
Turkish:saçmalık, saçmalamak, ...
Vietnamese:lời nói nhảm nhí, nói nhảm, ...

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