as in to weasel
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of waffle
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
All three presidents waffled and dodged the question, instead offering legal responses without directly condemning calling for the genocide of Jews.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
The Battle Boat is a 2-foot-long display of spicy waffle fries combined with food from two NFL cities.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Over At Least One Hapless Russian Run tight meetings and don’t let people waffle.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
All three presidents waffled and dodged the question, instead offering legal responses without directly condemning calling for the genocide of Jews.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
John Paul Lodge The chicken and waffles at John Paul Lodge are high on Clayton’s list, but the food is far from the main event at the sky-high establishment.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
The Battle Boat is a 2-foot-long display of spicy waffle fries combined with food from two NFL cities.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffle
Verb
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
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But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2024
Verb
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The coach reportedly failed to shake hands with the coaches of Denver Torah.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Video surveillance footage from inside the St. Paul Saloon showed Pickens shaking hands with Brown, then immediately making a phone call to Moore and tipping him off of Brown’s whereabouts.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There, generous plates of omelets and pancakes were just as popular as shrimp and grits and salmon croquettes.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Quaker Oats has announced a recall of boxes of pancake and waffle mix over concerns of undeclared milk in the packaging.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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During the contest, which aired on January 20, 2025, Ishii appeared to injure his left ankle or calf after taking a flapjack from Okada early on.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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So the cases range from food bars and oversized marshmallows, to flapjacks.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Waffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffle. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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