around the bush
back and fill
be untruthful
beat about
beg the question
belie
bicker
boggle
cavil
choplogic
deceive
dodge
draw the longbow
duck
equivocate
ergotize
evade
evade the issue
exaggerate
falsify
fence
fib
garble
hedge
hem and haw
hum and haw
lie
lie flatly
mince the truth
mince words
mislead
misrepresent
mystify
nitpick
obscure
palter
parry
pervert
pettifog
pick nits
pussyfoot
quibble
quirk
shift
misinform
prevaricated
prevaricates
prevaricating