1 [C] a crisp flat cake with a pattern of squares on both sides, often eaten with sweet sauce, cream, etc. on top:
a waffle iron (= for making waffles with)
2 [U] (BrE, informal) language that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting:
The report is just full of waffle.
verb [V]
1 ~ (on) (about sth) (BrE, informal, disapproving) to talk or write using a lot of words but without saying anything interesting or important:
The principal waffled on about exam results but no one was listening. * If you want to sound professional-don't waffle.
2 ~ (on / over sth) (AmE, informal) to be unable to decide what to do about sth or what you think about sth:
The senator was accused of waffling on major issues.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for waffle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is waffle a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, waffle is tagged as noun.
Does waffle appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — waffle appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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