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Definition of Waffle
1. Noun. Pancake batter baked in a waffle iron.
2. Verb. Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness. "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Entails: Doubt
Specialized synonyms: Dwell On, Linger Over, Boggle, Hover, Linger, Hover, Oscillate, Vacillate, Vibrate, Falter, Waver
Derivative terms: Hesitancy, Hesitant, Hesitater, Hesitation, Hesitation, Hesitator, Waffler, Waver, Waverer, Wavering
Definition of Waffle
1. n. A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.
2. n. A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.
Definition of Waffle
1. Noun. A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern. ¹
2. Noun. (context: countable UK) A Potato waffle, a savory flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern. ¹
3. Verb. To smash. ¹
4. Noun. Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive. ¹
5. Verb. (context: of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf ''wiffle'', ''whiffle''. ¹
6. Verb. To speak or write vaguely and evasively. ¹
7. Verb. To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim. ¹
8. Verb. To vacillate. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Waffle
1. to talk vaguely or indecisively [v -FLED, -FLING, -FLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Waffle
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