as in to weasel
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of waffle
Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
The ability to consistently make clear and efficient decisions — without waffling or dragging out the process — is a common trait among successful leaders, leadership expert Scott Mautz wrote for CNBC Make It in June.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
This signature item is made with banana soft serve and pineapple soda and served in a waffle bowl.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 3 June 2025
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Verb
While Kyiv wrestles to persuade waffling Western leaders, Russia is building a coalition of autocrats to fortify the Kremlin’s war effort.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
The ability to consistently make clear and efficient decisions — without waffling or dragging out the process — is a common trait among successful leaders, leadership expert Scott Mautz wrote for CNBC Make It in June.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
In the summer, locals love cooling down with a scoop from local favorite Chill Bros (get it in a homemade waffle cone—trust) or arriving by boat to Rick’s on the River for seafood and cold drinks.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
This signature item is made with banana soft serve and pineapple soda and served in a waffle bowl.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffle
Verb
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One of Wishman’s most Sapphic films is this gritty black-and-white sexploitation shocker about assassins who weasel their way into an apartment shared by two lesbians in order to kill a foreign dignitary.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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The tragedy shook the small Ohio town — and stunned viewers who remembered the Stockdale family's 2008 appearance on ABC's Wife Swap.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The eggy pancake, studded with warm berries, fragrant with cardamom and crunchy with almonds delivers a gently sweet treat that can solve a dessert emergency with very little effort.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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As chef Bill Jeong’s crispy jeon approaches the table, the generous shavings of bonito dance and flutter atop the savory seafood pancake that’s shot through with strands of scallions and coated with aioli.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Scientists have named the octopus the Carnarvon flapjack (Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis), after the Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park off the coast of Western Australia, where it was found back in 2022.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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Much about the lifestyle of Carnarvon flapjack octopuses remains unknown.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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“Waffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffle. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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