: 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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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
When Dean made banana pancakes, stray banana slices fell to the floor and got mashed into the linoleum by his stockinged feet.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Can't wait to see this demon pancaking people on Sundays.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
An a la carte breakfast with everything from avocado on toast, eggs done all ways, and fluffy wattleseed pancakes is followed by long multi-course lunches.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
When Dean made banana pancakes, stray banana slices fell to the floor and got mashed into the linoleum by his stockinged feet.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
Instead of pancaking his defender, Freeling gets knocked off his feet and the play goes nowhere.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Can't wait to see this demon pancaking people on Sundays.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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