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
Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Menu highlights include a churro waffle, short rib eggs benedict and a build-your-own scramble.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Verb
A lot of uncertainty remains in the forecast as temperatures waffle across the area, causing the rain/snow line to continue to shift, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
Double-sided towels feature a waffle-weave design for quick absorption and easy drying.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Menu highlights include a churro waffle, short rib eggs benedict and a build-your-own scramble.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waffle
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Microsoft now feels that OpenAI is trying to weasel its way around this clause, with both companies’ lawyers fighting for weeks over the latter’s agreement with Amazon, sources told the FT.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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The pair cling to each other over the coming weeks despite R.C’s increasing mistrust of Peter and Jerry’s determination to weasel his way back into Agnes’ life.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Brendan Rasmussen, Idaho Falls Standing at 6-4, 280 pounds, the senior averaged five pancake blocks per game, using his strength and mobility to blow open holes.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2026
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The shop serves up fancy offerings like maple bacon, blueberry pancake or s’mores donuts or more traditional stylings like glazed or powdered sugar donuts.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The front car of the train appeared to jump the track, leaving passengers shaken.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Over plates of eggs, flapjacks, sausage and bacon, everyday worries seem to fade away.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of spending Easter morning flipping flapjacks, make this sweet breakfast casserole ahead of time.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Waffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waffle. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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