transcription, транскрипция: [ wɒf(ə)l ]
( waffles, waffling, waffled)
1.
If you say that someone waffles , you are critical of them because they talk or write a lot without actually making any clear or important points. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
My wife often tells me I waffle...
There was some bloke on the phone waffling about an airline ticket.
VERB : V , V about n [ disapproval ]
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Waffle on means the same as waffle .
Whenever I open my mouth I don’t half waffle on...
PHRASAL VERB : V P
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Waffle is also a noun.
He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.
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2.
If someone waffles on an issue or question, they cannot decide what to do or what their opinion is about it. ( AM )
He’s waffled on abortion and gay rights...
He kept waffling and finding excuses not to close the deal.
= waver
VERB : V on/about/over n , V
3.
A waffle is a kind of square cake made of batter with squares marked on it. Waffles are usually eaten with syrup poured over them.
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