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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This is the kind of car that would be a treat to see stateside – and likely one that will have American automakers shaking in their boots.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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Redick said, when going back into the rolodex of his career, that shaking off the rust – as Reaves is doing right now – can have different results depending on the scenario.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Others are hedging their bets that the infrastructure will attract the tenant.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Whereas the Rams of a half-decade ago traded these draft picks for star players in order to maximize the limited years left for All-Pros like Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, this version of the team is hedging somewhere in the middle.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 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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At one point, Griffin appears to lunge at Manetta, who evades him by ducking behind a column on the platform.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Members of the audience are seen ducking under tables.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dramatic footage showed police officers dodging rocks and sticks while rioters smashed police cars and set a police van on fire.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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They are often seen dodging screaming church members and security guards until they are ultimately escorted out.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 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 8 May. 2026.
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