To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate or temporize.