(~s, waffling, ~d)
1.
If you say that someone ~s, 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 ~...
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 ~ .
Whenever I open my mouth I don’t half ~ on...
PHRASAL VERB: V P
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Waffle is also a noun.
He writes smug, sanctimonious ~.
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2.
If someone ~s on an issue or question, they cannot decide what to do or what their opinion is about it. (AM)
He’s ~d 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 ~ 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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