prevaricating
Definitions
To speak or act in an evasive way.
To avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question.
Examples
The politician was clearly prevaricating when asked about the source of his campaign funds.
Instead of giving a direct answer, he spent the entire meeting prevaricating about the project's timeline.
Stop prevaricating and tell me exactly what happened during the incident.
Synonyms
equivocating hedging lying fibbing evading paltering quibbling