Definition of waffle Waffle

/wɑˈfʌl/ - [waful] - waf•fle

We found 15 definitions of waffle from 6 different sources.

Advertising

What does waffle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: waffles

waffle - pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
  cake a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • waffle (Noun)
    A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.
  • waffle (Noun)
    A potato waffle , a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.
  • waffle (Noun)
    Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.
  • waffle (Verb)
    To smash.
  • waffle (Verb)
    To move in a side-to-side motion and descend lose altitude before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.
  • waffle (Verb)
    To speak or write vaguely and evasively.
  • waffle (Verb)
    To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.
  • waffle (Verb)
    To vacillate.
  • waffle (Verb)
    To rotate one's hand back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • waffle (n.)
    A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.
  • waffle (n.)
    A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • waffle
    To evade the truth; to be intentionally ambiguous.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A waffle is a cooked food made from a batter that consists of flour, water, baking powder, oil, and eggs. It has a gridlike appearance because it is cooked in between two hot metal plates in an electric kitchen appliance called a waffle iron. Waffles are cooked until they become golden-brown in color, with a crispy outer texture and a soft interior. Waffles are served as a breakfast or as a dessert, and they are usually served with sweet sauces or toppings.

    For breakfast.

    In North America, waffles are often eaten for breakfast on weekends or holidays. Freshly-baked waffles are topped with maple syrup and served with breakfast sausages, eggs, orange juice, and hot coffee.

    As a dessert.

    In Belgium, France, and the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec, waffles are often served as a dessert, after dinner is finished. Freshly-baked waffles are topped with sweet toppings such as chocolate syrup, bananas, strawberries, or whipped cream.

    Other meanings.

    Waffle is also a slang term meaning "to keep changing one's mind.". For example, if a reporter is asking a politician a question, and the politician does not give a clear answer, the reporter might say that the politician was "waffling." It can also mean to keep repeating the same information in a different way or make no useful points.

Part of speech

🔤
  • waffle, verb, present, 1st person singular of waffle (infinitive).
  • waffle, verb (infinitive).
  • waffle, noun, singular of waffles.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Waffle is...

60% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
66% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

waffle in sign language
Sign language - letter W Sign language - letter W Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter F Sign language - letter F Sign language - letter F Sign language - letter F Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E