waffle

Definition of Waffle in English :

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Noun

1. waffle

pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

Verb

2. hesitate, waffle, waver

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Example Sentences:
'Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Waffle

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noun

a.

a crisp golden-brown pancake with deep indentations on both sides

b.

(as modifier)

waffle iron

verb

1. (intransitive; often foll by on)

to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner

he waffled on for hours

noun

2.

vague and wordy speech or writing

Waffle

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwaffled or ˈwaffling

1.

to speak or write in a wordy, vague, or indecisive manner

noun

2. Chiefly British

wordy, vague, or indecisive talk or writing

noun

1.

a batter cake like a pancake but crisper, baked in a waffle iron, which gives it a gridlike surface

adjective

2.

having a surface like that of a waffle

: also ˈwaffled

Waffle

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n.

A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.

v. waf·fled, waf·fling, waf·fles

v.intr.

1. To be unable to make a decision; waver: He waffled over whether to ask for a raise.

2. To speak or write evasively: "The secretary waffled when she asked to see the dean" (Rita Mae Brown).

v.tr.

To speak, write, or act evasively about (something).

n.

Evasive or vague speech or writing.

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