: a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
waffled; waffling
ˈwä-f(ə-)liŋ 
ˈwȯ-
1
: equivocate, vacillate
waffled on the important issues
2
: to talk or write foolishly : blather
can waffle … tiresomely off the point—
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
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Verb
she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend
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Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
This is where this lightweight waffle cover comes in (one of our all-time favorite cooling blankets).
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2025
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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
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Noun
Breakfast is included and changes daily, sometimes offering blueberry waffles or Creole eggs Benedict with a biscuit.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
This is where this lightweight waffle cover comes in (one of our all-time favorite cooling blankets).
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2025
Verb
Without a franchise superstar, the Heat now waffles in the abyss of NBA mediocrity, mid-pack in the Eastern Conference, clawing for relevance.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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
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“Waffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waffle. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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