as in weaseled
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 waffled
In January, Meta fired 10 percent of the Reality Labs unit, or about 1,500 employees, and this month waffled on shutting the whole thing down.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Dietary recommendations have waffled over time.
—Tania Fabo, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Paterno waffled before deciding to stay in State College.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
But state lawmakers, facing their own deficit, have waffled over continuing the initiative.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Dietary recommendations have waffled over time.
—Tania Fabo, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Paterno waffled before deciding to stay in State College.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
But state lawmakers, facing their own deficit, have waffled over continuing the initiative.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffled
Verb
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When Bradford delivered the detail about the sandwich, the board and attendees laughed and shook their heads.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stocks shook off an early stumble to finish with slim gains on Wall Street Thursday and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mace equivocated, saying Collins would need to reread the quotes to her, which the journalist did.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Waffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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