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   waffle

   /ˈwɒfl/

   verb

   • 1. speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner: British "he waffled on about his problems"
   • 2. fail to make up one's mind: North American "Joseph had been waffling over where to go"

   noun

   • 1. lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing: British "we've edited out some of the waffle"
   • 2. a failure to make up one's mind: North American "saying 'maybe' leaves us squandering our lives in indecisive waffle"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘yap, yelp’): frequentative of dialect waff ‘yelp’, of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. waffler noun
   • 2. waffly adjective

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   What does waffle mean?

   • Add waffle to one of your lists below, or create a new one. The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. The sentence contains offensive content. WAFFLE definition: 1. to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers: 2. to be…. Learn more.

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   Is Waffle a noun or noun?

   • Waffle is also a noun . He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle. 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. [VERB + on] He kept waffling and finding excuses not to close the deal. [VERB]

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   Where did the word waffle come from?

   • The word waffle first appears in the English language in 1725: "Waffles. Take flower, cream..." It is directly derived from the Dutch wafel, which itself derives from the Middle Dutch wafele.

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   What does wafel mean in English?

   • To speak or write evasively. To speak or write in a wordy, vague, or indecisive manner. To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence. To smash. Having a surface like that of a waffle. The Dutch word wafel was adopted into English in the 1700s.

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   What does waffling mean?

   • 1. to speak or write equivocally: to waffle on fundamental issues. 2. to speak or write equivocally about. n. 3. waffling language. waf′fler, n. v.i. -fled, -fling. to talk aimlessly or tiresomely; blather.

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     waffle translate: quasseln, das Gequassel, die Waffeln....

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     WAFFLE translate: gaufre [feminine], verbiage [masculine],...

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   A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used.

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