waffle iron
noun
: a cooking utensil having two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other and impress surface projections on waffles that are being cooked
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Radiation wasn’t bad compared with Tom’s waffle iron—until the last stretch, when my nipple became charred and blistered, like an over-roasted marshmallow.
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Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Best Western, though, has no plans to unplug the waffle iron.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Paltrow's hack basically entails putting leftover stuffing in a waffle iron and serving it with a side of bacon.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
After retrieving a large storage container from her refrigerator, Paltrow pours leftover stuffing into a waffle iron.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Best Western, though, has no plans to unplug the waffle iron.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Paltrow's hack basically entails putting leftover stuffing in a waffle iron and serving it with a side of bacon.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
After retrieving a large storage container from her refrigerator, Paltrow pours leftover stuffing into a waffle iron.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waffle iron
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“Waffle iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waffle%20iron. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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