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WAFFLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does waffle mean? 

WAFFLE (noun)
  The noun WAFFLE has 1 sense:

1. pancake batter baked in a waffle ironplay

  Familiarity information: WAFFLE used as a noun is very rare.


WAFFLE (verb)
  The verb WAFFLE has 1 sense:

1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingnessplay

  Familiarity information: WAFFLE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WAFFLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("waffle" is a kind of...):

cake (baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waffle"):

Belgian waffle (thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce)


WAFFLE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they waffle  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it waffles  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: waffled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: waffled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: waffling  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

hesitate; waffle; waver

Context example:

Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures

"Waffle" entails doing...:

doubt (lack confidence in or have doubts about)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "waffle"):

dwell on; linger over (delay)

boggle (hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear)

hover; linger (move to and fro)

hover; oscillate; vacillate; vibrate (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action)

falter; waver (be unsure or weak)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Derivation:

waffler (someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner)


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