waffle

waf·fle ¹

 (wŏf′əl)

n.

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

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[Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wāfel; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]

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waf·fle ²

 (wŏf′əl) Informal

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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[Probably frequentative of obsolete waff, to yelp, probably of imitative origin.]

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waf′fler n.

waf′fling·ly adv.

waf′fly adj.

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waffle

(ˈwɒfəl)

n

(Cookery)

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

b. (as modifier): waffle iron.

[C19: from Dutch wafel (earlier wæfel), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wabo honeycomb]

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waffle

(ˈwɒfəl)

vb

(Linguistics) (often foll by: on) to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner: he waffled on for hours.

n

(Linguistics) vague and wordy speech or writing

[C19: of unknown origin]

ˈwaffler n

ˈwaffling adj, n

ˈwaffly adj

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waf•fle¹

(ˌwɒf əl)

n.

1. a batter cake baked in a hinged appliance (waf′fle i′ron) that forms a gridlike pattern on each side.

adj.

2. Also, waf′fled. having a gridlike or indented lattice shape or design.

[1735–45; < Dutch wafel]

waf•fle²

(ˈwɒf əl)

v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.i.

1. to speak or write equivocally: to waffle on fundamental issues.

v.t.

2. to speak or write equivocally about.

n.

3. waffling language.

[1890–95; orig. dial. (Scots, N England): to wave about, flutter, be hesitant; probably waff puff or blast of air + -le]

waf′fler, n.

waf•fle³

(ˈwɒf əl)

v.i. -fled, -fling.

to talk aimlessly or tiresomely; blather.

[1695–1705; appar. waff to bark, yelp (imitative) + -le]

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waffle

Past participle: waffled
Gerund: waffling

Imperative

waffle

waffle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waffle - pancake batter baked in a waffle iron cake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat Belgian waffle - thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
Verb	1.	waffle - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" hesitate, waver dwell on, linger over - delay boggle - hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear hover, linger - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" falter, waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

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waffle

verb

1. chatter, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), babble, drivel, prattle, jabber, gabble, rattle on, verbalize, blather, witter on (informal), blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate some guy on TV waffling about political correctness

2. waver, hesitate, falter, fluctuate, dither (chiefly Brit.), vacillate, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, be irresolute, shillyshally (informal), be unable to make up your mind, swither (Scot.) He waffled on abortion and gay rights.

noun

1. prattle, nonsense, hot air (informal), twaddle, padding, prating, gibberish, jabber, verbiage, blather, wordiness, verbosity, prolixity, bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle.

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waffle

verb

Informal. To use evasive or deliberately vague language:

equivocate, euphemize, hedge, shuffle, tergiversate, weasel.

Informal: pussyfoot.

Idioms: beat about the bush, mince words.

noun

Informal. The use or an instance of equivocal language:

ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, shuffle, tergiversation, weasel word.

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Translations

فَطير رَقيق مُرَبَّع الشَّكْلهُرَاءيَهْذُرُ

tlachattlachy

vrøvlvrøvlevaffel

WaffelGequasselquasselnSchmusschwafeln

αερολογίααερολογώ

vaflo

barquillogofrehablar a tontas y a locashablar tonteríaspalabrería

lobavahvel

jaaritellajahkaillavohveli

gaufreverbillagebaratinbavasser

blebetanjeblebetati

blaîrablaîur

blaterarecialdacianciacianciarestupidaggine

たわごとを並べるとりとめのないおしゃべり

잡담잡담하다

blēņaskult tukšus salmusrunāt blēņastukša runavafele

gewauwelwafelwauwelenzwammen

vaffeltørrprattørrpratetulltulle

absurdpogadać

besteirafalar carofazer lengalengaparvoíce

болтать попустувафлявздор

oblátka

vafelj

nonsenssvamla

เรื่องไร้สาระพูดไร้สาระ

boş boş konuşmakgevelemekkalın gözlemesaçmazırva

chuyện dông dàinói dông dài

胡扯华夫饼干唠叨无聊话

waffle

[ˈwɒfl]

A. N

1. (Culin) → gofre m

2. (= talk) → palabrería f; (in essay) → paja f

B. VI (also waffle on) → enrollarse; (in essay) → poner mucha paja
he waffles on endlessly about the state of the economy → se enrolla como una persiana cuando habla sobre el estado de la economía

C. CPD waffle iron N → molde m para hacer gofres

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

waffle

[ˈwɒf^əl]

n

(= cake) → gaufre f

(= meaningless talk) → parlote f

vi → radoter
to waffle on about sth → radoter sur qchwaffle iron n → gaufrier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

waffle

¹

n (Cook) → Waffel f

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waffle

² (Brit inf)

n → Geschwafel nt (inf)

vi (also waffle on) → schwafeln (inf); I managed to waffle on somehow → irgendwie habe ich was (daher)geschwafelt (inf)

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waffle

[ˈwɒfl]

1. n (Culin) → cialda (fam) (talk) → chiacchiere fpl, ciance fpl

2. vi (fam) (also waffle on) → cianciare, chiacchierare; (in exam, essay) → chiacchierare molto e dire poco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

waffle

(ˈwofl) verb

to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not. This lecturer will waffle on for hours. rommel, klets يَسْتَمِر بالكَلام بِغَباوَه مُدَّعِيا المَعْرِفَه дрънкам глупости palavrear žvanit quasseln vrøvle αερολογώparlotear, hablar sin decir nada latrama پرت و پلا گفتن höpöttää parler pour ne rien dire לְפַטפֵּט बेवकूफी भरी बात lupetati mengoceh blaðra cianciare だらだらと話す 애매하게 말하다 paistyti runāt blēņas; kult tukšus salmus bercakap kosong wauwelentørrprate, vrøvle كپند، كولچه، بابړه، كولچه palavrear a trăncăni, a pălăvrăgi болтать, воду лить tárať blebetati lupetati svamla, dilla พูดไร้สาระ boş boş konuşmak, zırvalamak 嘮叨，胡扯 верзти дурниці فضول بکواس کرنا chuyện dông dài 唠叨，胡扯

noun

¹ talk of this kind. His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about. geklets كلامٌ مُسْتَمِر بِغَباوَه مع إدِّعاء المَعْرِفَه глупости palavrório žvanění das Gequassel vrøvl λόγια του αέρα palabrería loba پرت و پلا höpötys verbiageפטפוט गप्पबाजी lupetanje (élet)erő ocehan blaður ciance むだ口 애매한 말 paistalas blēņas; tukša runa cakap kosong gewauwelvrøvl, tørrprat ględzenie كپند palavrório pălăvrăgeală пустая болтовня táranie blebetanje lupetanje svammel, dillande คำพูดที่คลุมเครือไม่ชัดเจน zırva 嘮叨，胡扯 безглуздя, нісенітниця فضول بکواس câu chuyện dông dài 胡扯

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waffle²

(ˈwofəl) noun

a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it. Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam. wafel فَطير رَقيق مُرَبَّع الشَّكْل вафла waffle vafle die Waffeln vaffel κέικ φόρμας, βάφλα gofre vahvel كيك مربادار vohveli gaufreופל पतली मीठी रोटी tanak kolač s kremom, oblatna vafli kue wafel cialda 와플(부드럽게 구운 과자의 일종) vaflis vafele wafel wafelvaffelgofr كولچه вафля oblátka vafelj galeta våffla ขนมอบลักษณะคล้ายตะแกรง kalın gözleme 鬆餅 вафля چھوٹا روغنی پراٹھا 华夫饼干

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waffle

→ هُرَاء, يَهْذُرُ tlachat, tlachy vrøvl, vrøvle schwafeln, Unsinn αερολογία, αερολογώ hablar a tontas y a locas, hablar tonterías, palabrería jaaritella, jahkailla baratin, bavasser blebetanje, blebetati blaterare, stupidaggine たわごとを並べる, とりとめのないおしゃべり 잡담, 잡담하다 gewauwel, wauwelen tull, tulle absurd, pogadać besteira, falar caro, fazer lengalenga, parvoíce болтать попусту, вздор nonsens, svamla เรื่องไร้สาระ, พูดไร้สาระ gevelemek, saçma chuyện dông dài, nói dông dài 无聊话, 胡扯

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