waffle
1a batter cake with a pattern of deep indentations on each side, formed by the gridlike design on each of the two hinged parts of the metal appliance (waffle iron ) in which the cake is baked.
Also waffled. having a gridlike or indented lattice shape or design: a waffle pattern.
Origin of waffle
1Words Nearby waffle
Other definitions for waffle (2 of 3)
to speak or write equivocally: to waffle on an important issue.
to speak or write equivocally about: to waffle a campaign promise.
waffling language.
Origin of waffle
2Other words from waffle
- waffler, noun
- waf·fling·ly, adverb
- waffly, adjective
Other definitions for waffle (3 of 3)
to talk foolishly or without purpose; idle away time talking.
Origin of waffle
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How to use waffle in a sentence
It’s designed to look as no-nonsense as it performs, and it makes hefty 4-slice Belgian waffles with adjustable browning controls to ensure you get the precise mix of crispy and spongy.
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Maira Kalman greets me in her Manhattan apartment wearing a white, waffle-knit bathrobe.
Cook waffles in waffle maker, sprinkle chocolate chips and drizzle chocolate sauce.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI look at that—I would have some kind of crazy Belgian waffle.
In Touch says Kim is closer to 200 pounds but that her foods of choice are “waffle cones and fries.”
Pregnant Kim Kardashian Is Being Fat-Shamed, and It Needs to Stop | Isabel Wilkinson | March 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI make an exception for waffle irons and similar things that do an important, but infrequent job.
One of the tables near the waffle stand is taken by a group of six students and four girls.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithLet us have a waffle party and introduce some of the men to more intimate acquaintance with the mysteries of the cuisine.
Suppers | Paul PierceThere were the waffle-cakes, baked in the irons which had furnished every cake for that table for the last quarter of a century.
The waffle-irons should be well greased with lard, and very hot, before each one is put in.
The American Housewife | AnonymousMix well; add the whites beaten stiff and bake in a well greased waffle iron.
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British Dictionary definitions for waffle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈwɒfəl) /
a crisp golden-brown pancake with deep indentations on both sides
(as modifier): waffle iron
Origin of waffle
1British Dictionary definitions for waffle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈwɒfəl) informal, mainly British /
(intr often foll by on) to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner: he waffled on for hours
vague and wordy speech or writing
Origin of waffle
2Derived forms of waffle
- waffler, noun
- waffling, adjective, noun
- waffly, adjective
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