: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
Examples of pancake in a Sentence
Noun
We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025
Menu includes blueberry pancakes, biscuits and gravy, chicken and waffles, breakfast sampler and more.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Apr. 2025
That feeling was reaffirmed during a trip to Louisiana last week when Campbell pancaked his future coach.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Billionaire Bacon is a delightful co-pilot for French toast, pancakes, and waffles.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025
Menu includes blueberry pancakes, biscuits and gravy, chicken and waffles, breakfast sampler and more.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
Much of the state, thanks to retreating glaciers filling in our valleys and pancaking the landscape, is relatively flat, but the gently rolling Hoosier Hill stands one-and-a-half times as high as the Salesforce Tower in downtown Indy.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Apr. 2025
That feeling was reaffirmed during a trip to Louisiana last week when Campbell pancaked his future coach.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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