as in weaseled
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of waffled
Germany, which represents the EU’s biggest economy and export market, has waffled over hitting China with sanctions or duties, worried about retaliatory measures.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
But as Topuria protested and the doctor waffled, Goddard and the UFC ruled the bout would continue.
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Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The now-familiar push-button ignition has waffled between feeling premium and mundane, which is all to say that there’s no perfect formula for a car’s control scheme.
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Tc Sottek,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
For one, action bias is not always bad — sometimes things genuinely need to get done, not waffled over.
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Aiko Bethea,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
During that stretch, Davis has waffled between hopeless and hopeful on a weekly basis.
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Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
In January, Meta fired 10 percent of the Reality Labs unit, or about 1,500 employees, and this month waffled on shutting the whole thing down.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
Dietary recommendations have waffled over time.
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Tania Fabo,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
But state lawmakers, facing their own deficit, have waffled over continuing the initiative.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
But as Topuria protested and the doctor waffled, Goddard and the UFC ruled the bout would continue.
—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The now-familiar push-button ignition has waffled between feeling premium and mundane, which is all to say that there’s no perfect formula for a car’s control scheme.
—
Tc Sottek,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
For one, action bias is not always bad — sometimes things genuinely need to get done, not waffled over.
—
Aiko Bethea,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
During that stretch, Davis has waffled between hopeless and hopeful on a weekly basis.
—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
In January, Meta fired 10 percent of the Reality Labs unit, or about 1,500 employees, and this month waffled on shutting the whole thing down.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
Dietary recommendations have waffled over time.
—
Tania Fabo,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
But state lawmakers, facing their own deficit, have waffled over continuing the initiative.
—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffled
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The catastrophic part of the book is shockingly witty and beautiful, but the first part shook me even more.
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Some shook their head when they were first handed the headsets.
Verb
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The White House has reportedly equivocated its support of Means in recent weeks.
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.
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“Waffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffled. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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