as in waffling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal
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Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Patricia Serio is waffling between Saint Xavier and Judson University to finish her degree.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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With Arena Monterrey shaking, El Grande II hit a flying clothesline for a nearfall.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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YouTubers in their 20s are shaking things up in Hollywood.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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On that point, the weather service is hedging its bet as to when that trend will start.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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But a better route to that outcome would be for your electric utility to do that hedging itself and share those savings with you.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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This was after much pressing and equivocating, number one.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by Fox 13 Seattle showed men ducking behind vehicles and exchanging gunfire in the street as bullets ripped through the neighborhood.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The noise sent Wang ducking for cover.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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Maybe not stuck in an urban jam, dodging potholes or crawling amid draconian speed limits – but out there on the open road, taking sunny corners in a nice car?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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After a day of learning about blackmail wire and unwittingly dodging Dennis the menace, Paula heads to soccer practice and faces yet another obstacle.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Fragments of story are fed to us, but there’s no forward thrust, just a lot of pussyfooting around.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Alright Genesis, the time for pussyfooting is over.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Apr. 2026
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For some of these inquiries, the read-in-between-the-lines accusation was that Neon is fudging the numbers.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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No more tiny little pencils – or fudging those tallies.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Weaseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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