waffle
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1waf·fle
noun \ˈwä-fəl, ˈwȯ-\Definition of WAFFLE
: a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
Origin of WAFFLE
Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wafele; akin to Old High German waba honeycomb, Old English wefan to weave
First Known Use: 1744
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intransitive verbwaf·fledwaf·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of WAFFLE
1
: equivocate, vacillate <waffled on the important issues>; also : yo-yo, flip-flop
2
: to talk or write foolishly : blather <can waffle…tiresomely off the point — Times Literary Supplement>
— waf·fler \-f(ə-)lər\ noun
Examples of WAFFLE
- <she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend>
Origin of WAFFLE
frequentative of obsolete woff to yelp, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 1868
Related to WAFFLE
- Synonyms
- fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, equivocate, weasel
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