hedge

Meaning (English)

to avoid committing oneself to a definite answer

Meaning (मराठी)

सरळ उत्तर टाळणे, बगल देणे

Used in a sentence

The witness hedged when asked who had signed the receipt.

पावतीवर कोणी स्वाक्षरी केली असे विचारताच साक्षीदाराने सरळ उत्तर टाळले.

Synonyms

prevaricate, equivocate, stall

Antonyms

commit, state plainly