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waffle1 definition

☆ waf·fle (wä′fəl)

noun

a batter cake like a pancake but crisper, baked in a waffle iron, which gives it a gridlike surface

Etymology: Du wafel, akin to OHG waba, honeycomb, OE wefan, to weave

adjective

having a surface like that of a waffle
also waffled waf′·fled
waffle2 definition

waf·fle (wä′fəl)

intransitive verb waffled -·fled, waffling -·fling

to speak or write in a wordy, vague, or indecisive manner

Etymology: orig., to yelp < echoic waff, to yelp

noun

Chiefly Brit. wordy, vague, or indecisive talk or writing

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