Word Frequency
waffle1 (ˈwɒfəl
)
Definitions
noun
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- a crisp golden-brown pancake with deep indentations on both sides
- (as modifier) ⇒
waffle iron
Word Origin
C19: from Dutch wafel (earlier wæfel), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wabo honeycombSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = chatter, rabbit (on), babble, drivel, prattle, jabber, gabble, rattle on, verbalize, blather, witter on, blether, run off at the mouth, prate, earbash
= waver, hesitate, falter, fluctuate, dither, vacillate, seesaw, blow hot and cold, be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, be irresolute, shillyshally, be unable to make up your mind, swither
waffle2 (ˈwɒfəl
) (informal) (mainly British)
Definitions
verb
- intr often foll by on to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner ⇒
he waffled on for hours
noun
- vague and wordy speech or writing
Derived Forms
ˈwaffler nounˈwaffling adjective, noun
ˈwaffly adjective
Word Origin
C19: of unknown originTranslations for 'waffle'
- British English: waffle If someone talks or writes a lot without saying anything clear or important, you can call what they say or write waffle.He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.ˈwɒfl NOUN
- Arabic: هُرَاء
- Brazilian Portuguese: besteira
- Chinese: 无聊话
- Croatian: blebetanje
- Czech: tlachy
- Danish: vrøvl
- Dutch: gewauwel
- European Spanish: palabrería
- Finnish: jaaritella
- French: baratin
- German: Unsinn
- Greek: αερολογία
- Italian: stupidaggine
- Japanese: とりとめのないおしゃべり
- Korean: 잡담
- Norwegian: tull
- Polish: absurd
- Portuguese: parvoíce
- Romanian: trăncănit
- Russian: вздор
- Spanish: palabrería palabrerío
- Swedish: nonsens
- Thai: เรื่องไร้สาระ
- Turkish: saçma
- Ukrainian: порожні балачки
- Vietnamese: chuyện dông dài
- British English: waffle If you say that someone waffles, you are critical of them because they talk or write a lot without actually making any clear or important points.My wife often tells me I waffle.ˈwɒfl VERB
- Arabic: يَهْذُرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: fazer lengalenga
- Chinese: 胡扯
- Croatian: blebetati
- Czech: tlachat
- Danish: vrøvle
- Dutch: wauwelen
- European Spanish: hablar a tontas y a locas
- Finnish: jahkailla
- French: bavasser
- German: schwafeln
- Greek: αερολογώ
- Italian: blaterare
- Japanese: たわごとを並べる
- Korean: 잡담하다
- Norwegian: tulle
- Polish: pogadać gadać
- Portuguese: falar caro
- Romanian: a trăncăni
- Russian: болтать попусту
- Spanish: hablar tonterías
- Swedish: svamla
- Thai: พูดไร้สาระ
- Turkish: gevelemek
- Ukrainian: базікати побазікати
- Vietnamese: nói dông dài
Example Sentences Including 'waffle'
All this smiling waffle was meant to tell her that she must lay off the Lennoxes.THE SWEETEST DREAM (2001)
And he'll grow out of what you call this waffle ," Thomas grinned.Dreams of Innocence
Former footballers employed by big corporations to waffle on about lamb may disagree.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)
Four songs, one spectral waltz, no filler and no waffle - just plenty of luminous promise.NME (New Musical Express) (2002)
He's ideally qualified to run such a biased, undemocratic waffle shop.Sun, News of the World (2004)
I'm just going to sit here at this desk, the same desk I sat at in 1977, and you can waffle on about History until June.MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
It is an Apes for our time, without political dimensions, though no doubt the makers will waffle about tolerance.Glasgow Herald (2001)
More harshly, one voter described the Labor leader's Budget reply as ``another airy Latham waffle '.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
`You do talk waffle , Johannes," Petra said in a husky voice.Dreams of Innocence
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