Associations to the word «Palter»

Wiktionary

PALTER, verb. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
PALTER, verb. (now rare) To trifle.
PALTER, verb. To haggle.
PALTER, verb. To babble; to chatter.

Dictionary definition

PALTER, verb. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan