Thesaurus results for WAFFLED

waffled

verb

Definition of waffled next

past tense of waffle

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 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 Paterno waffled before deciding to stay in State College. —

Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026 But state lawmakers, facing their own deficit, have waffled over continuing the initiative. —

Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

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In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the lethal injection got underway, a warden shook Willacy and shouted his name, but there was no response.

— David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026