WAFFLE

I. noun Etymology: Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wafele; akin to Old High German waba honeycomb, Old English wefan to weave Date: 1744 a crisp cake of batter baked in a ~ iron, II. intransitive verb (~d; waffling) Etymology: frequentative of obsolete woff to yelp, of imitative origin Date: 1868 equivocate , vacillate , to talk or write foolishly ; blather , ~r noun III. noun Date: circa 1888 empty or pretentious words ; tripe