What (who) is waffle - definition
BATTER- OR DOUGH-BASED FOOD COOKED BETWEEN TWO PATTERNED, SHAPED PLATES
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waffle
To hit with a car and leave the waffled imprint of your tire on the animal
Oops, I really waffled that squirrel back there.
Oops, I really waffled that squirrel back there.
waffle
waffle1
informal
¦ verb
1. Brit. speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.
2. N. Amer. fail to make up one's mind.
¦ noun
1. Brit. lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.
2. US a failure to make up one's mind.
Derivatives
waffler noun
waffly adjective
Origin
C17 (orig. in the sense 'yap, yelp'): frequentative of dialect waff 'yelp', of imitative origin.
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waffle2
¦ noun a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.
Origin
waffle
(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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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.
N-UNCOUNT
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.
N-COUNT
Wikipedia
Waffle
A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used. Waffles are eaten throughout the world, particularly in Belgium, which has over a dozen regional varieties. Waffles may be made fresh or simply heated after having been commercially cooked and frozen.
Pronunciation examples for waffle
1. waffle houses
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2. Waffle fries.
Jay Pharoah _ 2 Minutes of Fame _ Talks at Google
3. Three: lf you're allergic to waffles,
don't eat waffles.
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4. it shoots out waffles.
Beyond the Cronut® _ Dominique Ansel _ Talks at Google
5. chicken and waffles.
Does Soul Food Need a Warning Label _ Adrian Miller _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of waffle
1. One said: "This seems to me control by stealth." Mr Kingsnorth, of Laxey, responded by answering questions for 20 minutes to angry shouts of "waffle, waffle, waffle" from the floor.
2. It is Americanised waffle and carries no legal rights.
3. Friday August 12, 2005 6÷46 PM A look at the Waffle House restaurant chain, by the numbers÷ –Number of Waffle Houses÷ 1,4'7 –States with Waffle House restaurants÷ 25 –Eggs served by Waffle House in a year÷ 185 million –Estimated total waffles served since 1'55÷ 442,451,500 –Pounds of pecans that go into Waffle House waffles each year÷ 334,000 –Pounds of grits served by Waffle House each year÷ 3.2 million –T–bone steaks served by Waffle House in a day÷ About 10,000 –Cups of coffee served each year by Waffle House÷ '5 million In Waffle House lingo, how the restaurant‘s trademark hash browns are served, in any combination÷ –Scattered,‘‘ Scattered on the grill while cooked. –Smothered,‘‘ Smothered with onions. –Covered,‘‘ Covered with melted cheese. –Chunked,‘‘ Chunks of hickory smoked ham are added. –Topped,‘‘ Topped with chili. –Diced,‘‘ Fresh diced tomatoes are thrown in.
4. But he was roundly booed at one stage, one pensioner shouting÷ "Waffle waffle waffle." After a pause he ploughed on with his speech, telling pensioners the basic state pension had increased by nearly 20 a week since 1''7 and asserted that the average pensioner is 1,500 a year better off since then.
5. When Waffle House opened, only one other restaurant in Atlanta was open 24 hours.