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
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
The restaurant also offers chicken and waffles for $9 to $21, and $6 side dishes that includes collard greens, charred okra and macaroni and cheese.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
When this was previously written, manager Dave Roberts waffled on the question of whether Kershaw was the greatest Dodger pitcher ever.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Verb
Holy Brunch has taken over the 4128 Broadway Blvd. spot, serving chicken and waffles, Philly cheesesteaks, breakfast pizza, French toast, waffle ice cream sandwiches and more.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
The restaurant also offers chicken and waffles for $9 to $21, and $6 side dishes that includes collard greens, charred okra and macaroni and cheese.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
Noun
As Trump had continued to waffle, The Washington Post, the campaign understood, was working on a piece that would recycle all the language Trump had variously used over the years, which, on its face, might certainly sound anti-Semitic.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
When this was previously written, manager Dave Roberts waffled on the question of whether Kershaw was the greatest Dodger pitcher ever.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffle
Verb
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Despite her best efforts, Keith, who is serving life in prison, tries to weasel his way back into her life.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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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
Verb
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Han shook off criticisms of the small ring by also noting that both Belly and Jeremiah are college students on a budget.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rinse the greens in the empty side of the sink, then put the greens in the colander, rinse again, shake off, and rinse again.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Using generative AI to guide them, servers can then suggest the perfect side dishes to complement that order of pancakes and sausage.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2025
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An outstanding version of those pancakes appears on the dinner menu as well, topped with local mushrooms and truffles and eaten like tacos.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For these blueberry flapjacks, the taste held up (even outlasted my former publication, but that’s another story).—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
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Highlights are karaoke contest, grapefruit bowling, wheelbarrow races, flapjack toss contest.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 July 2025
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“Waffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffle. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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