as in weasels
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 waffles
Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Place waffles on warm plates and top with turkey.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
The edit suite looks like a dorm room, full of fanboy figurines like a life-size Funko Pop of Stranger Things’ protagonist Eleven (played by Millie Bobby Brown) that guards the front door in her blonde wig, clutching her favorite snack, Eggo waffles.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
When the show first premiered, dressing as Eleven with a box of Eggo waffles under her arm was a top Halloween costume, and waffles have been featured in every season since.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Place waffles on warm plates and top with turkey.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
The edit suite looks like a dorm room, full of fanboy figurines like a life-size Funko Pop of Stranger Things’ protagonist Eleven (played by Millie Bobby Brown) that guards the front door in her blonde wig, clutching her favorite snack, Eggo waffles.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffles
Noun
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Last year, Red Velvet pancakes sold like, well, hotcakes.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Chunks of ice collide and clump together, forming round, flat disks that resemble pancakes floating on the water’s surface, according to The Weather Channel.—
Melina Khan,
Oklahoman,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As a rule of thumb, protein shakes should only be used to fill gaps.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their barking shakes the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Then there’s Paul Bunyan Sugar Cookies, which, fear not, are nowhere near as big as his mythical flapjacks, and Bright-Eyed Susans, a version of a thumbprint cookie, here, flattened in the center with a chocolate-mint candy wafer.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
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The flapjacks surely wouldn’t hold up to my memory.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dignitaries would climb up Bab al Silsilah, a narrow limestone street that ducks under an arched gate.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Waffles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffles. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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