waffle

Definition of waffle in English English dictionary: To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim
The whole thing ended suddenly when the hotel manager arrived. He waffled on for a bit; this settled everyone down.; A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern
The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.; To smash
Bednarik, however, says the play became legendary only because of the circumstances. I did it to the top honcho. He just happened to be there and the pass was thrown to him. I waffled him cleanly. He just cold-cocked Frank, said linebacker Bob Pellegrini, whose injury sent Bednarik into the game to play defense.; A Potato waffle, a savory flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern; Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive
This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle.; To speak or write vaguely and evasively
Again the answer was waffled, for this did not say that no air units had been alerted. Only that none had been identified. Moreover, the reply concerned air unit as opposed to air craft.; To vacillate
He waffles between loving the movie and hating it, depending on who's asking.; To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle
The geese waffled as they approached the water.; To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence
You get anything useful on the background checks?” ¶ He waffled his hand. “Nothing like what you brought back, but still some interesting notes. ”.; Pancake batter cooked in a special hinged cooking utensil called a "waffle iron" which cooks both sides at once and gives waffles their honeycombed syrup-catching surface Belgian waffles are often heaped with fruits and whipped cream; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"; disapproval If you say that someone waffles, you are critical of them because they talk or write a lot without actually making any clear or important points. My wife often tells me I waffle There was some bloke on the phone waffling about an airline ticket. Waffle on means the same as waffle. Whenever I open my mouth I don't half waffle on Waffle is also a noun. He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle; An edible baked item whose shape led to the outsole of many inedible Nike sneakers Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman invented the design; (WAHF-fuhl) - A crisp, pancake-like batter product that is cooked in a specialized iron that gives the finished product a textured pattern, usually a grid Also a special vegetable cut which produces a grid or basket weave pattern; a figured structure based on the piqué weave, which is often associated with the appearance of a honeycomb; If someone waffles on an issue or question, they cannot decide what to do or what their opinion is about it. He's waffled on abortion and gay rights He kept waffling and finding excuses not to close the deal. = waver; To speak or write waffle; to equivocate; {f} use vague or nonsensical words (in speech or writing); pancake batter baked in a waffle iron; A waffle is a kind of square cake made of batter with squares marked on it. Waffles are usually eaten with syrup poured over them; A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer; Stitch used in KNIT goods to produce a series of square waffle-like designs; A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron; {i} batter cake prepared in a waffle iron; wafer; vague or nonsensical words
waffle iron: A cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles
waffle irons: plural form of waffle iron
waffle iron: An appliance having hinged indented plates that impress a grid pattern into waffle batter as it bakes
waffle iron: cooking appliance used for baking waffles
waffled: Having a waffle-like pattern of intersecting creases
The primary barrier between the cargo and the first layer of insulation, and the secondary barrier between the two layers of insulation, were waffled or corrugated stainless steel plates free to contract or expand independently.
waffled: Simple past tense and past participle of waffle
waffler: Agent noun of waffle; one who waffles, or changes sides or positions frequently, a tergiversator
waffling: A repetitive response to a question
waffling: Present participle of waffle. (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
Brad and Nicole were waffling in humanities class because they didn't know the answer..
waffly: Characterized by the presence of waffle (vague speech)
Belgian waffle: waffle eaten with whip cream and fruit
belgian waffle: thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
chocolate-coated waffle: wafer cookie which is covered with chocolate
waffled: past of waffle
waffler: someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner
waffler: {i} person who talks or writes in an evasive manner
waffler: One who waffles, or changes sides or positions frequently, a tergiversator
waffles: plural of waffle
waffling: Present participle of to waffle.; to ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion
waffling: {i} act of speaking or writing in an evasive manner
waffly: {s} in an evasive manner; with vague or nonsensical words (in speech or writing)

waffle

Hyphenation

waf·fle

Turkish pronunciation

wäfıl

Synonyms

blow hot and cold, change, change one’s mind, equivocate, flip-flop, vacillate, yo-yo

Pronunciation

/ˈwäfəl/ /ˈwɑːfəl/

Etymology

[ 'wä-f&l, 'wo- ] (noun.) 1744. The Dutch word wafel was adopted into English in the 1700s. The Dutch word, in turn, derives from the Middle Low German wāfel (modern German Waffel), which was borrowed into Middle English around 1377 as wafer, and which is also the source of the French gaufre. Wāfel, in turn, derives from the Old High German waba, wabo (modern German Wabe), meaning honeycomb and ultimately related to the word weave. The verb sense "to smash" derives from the manner in which waffle-batter is smashed into its shape between the two halves of a waffle iron, and the sense "to press a waffle pattern into" derives from the pattern the waffle-iron-halves impart.