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waffling
waf·fle 1 W0004300 (wŏf′əl)n. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.
[Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wāfel; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]
waf·fle 2 W0004300 (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.
[Probably frequentative of obsolete waff, to yelp, probably of imitative origin.]
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