Definitions for waffleˌwɒf əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
waf•fleˌwɒf əl(n.)
a batter cake baked in a hinged appliance (waf′fle i′ron) that forms a gridlike pattern on each side.
Category: Cooking
(adj.)Also, waf′fled. having a gridlike or indented lattice shape or design.
Origin of waffle:
1735–45; < D wafel
waf•fleˈwɒf əl(v.; n.)-fled, -fling
(v.i.)to speak or write equivocally:
to waffle on fundamental issues.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
(v.t.)to speak or write equivocally about.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
(n.)waffling language.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of waffle:
1890–95; orig. dial. (Scots, N England): to wave about, flutter, be hesitant; prob. waff puff or blast of air +-le
waf′fler(n.)
waf•fleˈwɒf əl(v.i.)-fled, -fling.
to talk aimlessly or tiresomely; blather.
Category: British
Origin of waffle:
1695–1705; appar. waff to bark, yelp (imit.) + -le
Princeton's WordNet
waffle(verb)
pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
hesitate, waver, waffle(verb)
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
waffle(noun)ˈwɒf əl
a flat bread with a pattern of square holes
waffles with syrup
waffleˈwɒf əl
meaningless talk
***politicians' waffle
Webster Dictionary
Waffle(noun)
a thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer
Waffle(noun)
a soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron
Translations for waffle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gekletsAfrikaans
- كلامٌ مُسْتَمِر بِغَباوَه مع إدِّعاء المَعْرِفَهArabic
- глупостиBulgarian
- palavrórioPortuguese (BR)
- žvaněníCzech
- das GequasselGerman
- vrøvlDanish
- λόγια του αέραGreek
- palabreríaSpanish
- lobaEstonian
- پرت و پلاFarsi
- höpötysFinnish
- verbiageFrench
- פִּטפּוּטHebrew
- गप्पबाजीHindi
- lupetanjeCroatian
- (élet)erőHungarian
- ocehanIndonesian
- blaðurIcelandic
- cianceItalian
- むだ口Japanese
- 애매한 말Korean
- paistalasLithuanian
- blēņas; tukša runaLatvian
- cakap kosongMalay
- gewauwelDutch
- vrøvl, tørrpratNorwegian
- ględzeniePolish
- پرت و پلاPersian
- كپندPashto
- palavrórioPortuguese
- pălăvrăgealăRomanian
- пустая болтовняRussian
- táranieSlovak
- blebetanjeSlovenian
- lupetanjeSerbian
- svammel, dillandeSwedish
- คำพูดที่คลุมเครือไม่ชัดเจนThai
- zırvaTurkish
- 嘮叨，胡扯Chinese (Trad.)
- безглуздя, нісенітницяUkrainian
- فضول بکواسUrdu
- câu chuyện dông dàiVietnamese
- 胡扯Chinese (Simp.)
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