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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024waf•fle1 /ˌwɑfəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Fooda batter cake baked in a hinged appliance (ˈwaf•fle ˌi•ron) that forms a gridlike pattern on each side.
waf•fle2 /ˈwɑfəl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -fled, -fling. - Informal Termsto speak or write without taking a definite stand;
equivocate.
waf•fler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024waf•fle1 (wof′əl),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda 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 (waf′fle i′ron) in which the cake is baked.
adj. - Also, waf′fled. having a gridlike or indented lattice shape or design:a waffle pattern.
waf•fle2 (wof′əl),USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n. [Informal.]v.i. - Informal Termsto speak or write equivocally:to waffle on an important issue.
v.t. - Informal Termsto speak or write equivocally about:to waffle a campaign promise.
n. - Informal Termswaffling language.
- 1890–95; origin, originally dialect, dialectal (Scots, north, northern England): to wave about, flutter, waver, be hesitant; probably waff + -le
- to talk foolishly or without purpose;
idle away time talking.
- 1695–1705; origin, originally dialect, dialectal (north, northern England); apparently waff to bark, yelp (imitative) + -le
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