equivocate

Synonyms: beat around the bush beg the question blow hot and cold cavil cloud the issue con cop a plea cop out cover up dodge double-talk elude escape eschew evade falsify fence fib flipflop fudge give run around hedge hem and haw jive lie mince words palter parry pass the buck prevaricate pussyfoot quibble run around shuck shuffle sidestep sit on the fence stonewall tell white lie tergiversate tergiverse waffle weasel

Antonyms: face meet speak on