waffled
past simple and past participle ofwaffle
waffle
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/ˈwɒf.əl/us/ˈwɑː.fəl/waffleverb[I](TALK)
UK
totalkor write a lot without giving anyusefulinformationor anyclearanswers:
If you don'tknowtheanswer, it's no good just waffling(on)forpagesandpages.
Ways of talking
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- stage whisper
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trash
- trill
- word salad
- yak
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Writing & typing
waffleverb[I](FAIL TO DECIDE)
US(UKdither)
to beunableto make adecision:
I waffled a lot beforefinallydecidingto take thejob.
Examplesofwaffled
waffled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The central governmentwaffledfor six months before forcing the state government to resign.
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No, they havewaffledall over the place, because they just have not a case at all.
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He has wobbled a bit andwaffleda bit since, but he did at least recognise that.
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Hewaffledand simply would not come to the point.
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I would say to him that we certainly have notwaffled.
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He has mumbled,waffled, sidestepped and made comments that are difficult to reconcile with facts.
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It has warbled,waffledand prevaricated.
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Ministers have come, or have been summoned here, to answer private notice questions, but they havewaffledand prevaricated and have given no clear lead or definite answers.
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The most striking attribute was the newwaffledrubber coating of the focus grip.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While the most common bottom is smooth, bottoms can also bewaffledor glass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A common minor modification was replacing the stock buttplate with awaffledanti-slip sniper buttplate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Barber often wears pajama pants andwaffledlong-sleeve shirts in the kitchen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Harris, therefore,waffledon his commitment to pay the printing costs.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment