waffle

waf·fle ¹  (wfl)

n.

A light crisp battercake baked in a waffle iron.

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

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waf·fle ²  (wfl) Informal

v. waf·fled, waf·fling, waf·fles

v.intr.

To speak or write evasively.

v.tr.

To speak, write, or act evasively about.

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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waffler n.

waffling·ly adv.

waffly adj.

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waffle¹

n

(Cookery)

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

b.  (as modifier) waffle iron

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

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waffle² Informal chiefly Brit

vb

(Linguistics) (intr; 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

[of unknown origin]

waffler  n

waffling  adj & n

waffly  adj

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

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.

Translations

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

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waffle [ˈwɒf^əl]

n

(= cake) → gaufre f

(= meaningless talk) → parlote f >

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

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waffle¹

n (Cook) → Waffel f

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waffle² (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

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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

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waffle

v waffle [ˈwofl]

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 žvanit vrøvle quasseln αερολογώ parlotear, 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 wauwelen tørrprate, vrøvle 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

n

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 žvanění vrøvl das Gequassel λόγια του αέρα palabrería loba پرت و پلا höpötys verbiage פִּטפּוּט गप्पबाजी lupetanje (élet)erő ocehan blaður ciance むだ口 애매한 말 paistalas blēņas; tukša runa cakap kosong gewauwel vrøvl, tørrprat ględzenie 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

n waffle [ˈwofəl]

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 vafle vaffel die Waffeln κέικ φόρμας, βάφλα gofre vahvel كيك مربادار vohveli gaufre וָפֶל पतली मीठी रोटी tanak kolač s kremom, oblatna vafli kue wafel cialda 와플(부드럽게 구운 과자의 일종) vaflis vafele wafel wafel vaffel(kake) gofr вафля oblátka vafelj galeta våffla ขนมอบลักษณะคล้ายตะแกรง kalın gözleme 鬆餅 вафля چھوٹا روغنی پراٹھا 华夫饼干

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waffle → وَافِل, يَرغي في الكلام tlachat, vafle vrøvl, vrøvle schwafeln, Waffel αερολογώ, βάφλα barquillo, gofre, hablar a tontas y a locas, hablar tonterías jahkailla, vohveli bavasser, gaufre blebetati, vafl blaterare, cialda たわごとを並べる, ワッフル 와플, 잡담하다 gewauwel, wauwelen tulle, vaffel gofr, pogadać biscoito, falar caro, fazer lengalenga болтать попусту, вафля svamla, våffla ขนมอบลักษณะคล้ายตะแกรง, คำพูดหรือข้อเขียนที่คลุมเครือ gevelemek, waffle bánh quế, nói dông dài 无聊话, 闲聊