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
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Coldstone has released a special National Ice Cream Month flavor: birthday cake Oreo cookie ice cream wrapped in a waffle taco and coated with chocolate and rainbow sprinkles.
Locations: Cold Stone has shops throughout the Bay Area; www.coldstonecreamery.com.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
My best friend of more than 35 years is waffling over attending my son’s wedding.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Verb
Belly doesn’t share her Paris news and agrees to cuddle her sad-panda boyfriend rather than whisking him away for midnight waffles.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Coldstone has released a special National Ice Cream Month flavor: birthday cake Oreo cookie ice cream wrapped in a waffle taco and coated with chocolate and rainbow sprinkles.
Locations: Cold Stone has shops throughout the Bay Area; www.coldstonecreamery.com.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Noun
The policy sparked mass confusion among U.S. trading partners and adversaries and destabilized global markets as the administration waffled between implementing tariffs, rolling them back, introducing exemptions for some industries and later removing them.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
My best friend of more than 35 years is waffling over attending my son’s wedding.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 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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The two men appeared to shake hands before parting ways.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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Accompanied by her brother-in-law, Sen. Edward Kennedy, the former first lady was seen at N.Y.C.'s 21 Club — shaking hands with other frequenters.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The pancake chain has cooked up two new limited-edition stacks inspired by the colorful bars that began flooding TikTok in 2024.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Another type of vanilla powder, made from vanilla extractives, starches, and additives like maltodextrin to prevent clumping, is suitable for dry mixes like homemade pancake mix or for adding to a coating for doughnuts, or mixing with powdered sugar to sprinkle over a Bundt cake.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 July 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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The festival boasts stunning artisan ice creams, moreish fudge, chunky flapjack and macarons for those with a sweet tooth, plus delicious drink brands with unique flavorings.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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“Waffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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