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Waffle Very Common

Waffle has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

"She flipped the golden-brown waffle onto her plate to enjoy it for breakfast."

2

A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.

"The puppy let out an adorable waffle every time someone entered the room."

3

(Often lengthy) speech or writing that is evasive or vague, or pretentious.

4

The high-pitched sound made by a young dog; also, a muffled bark.

Verb
1

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

2

To smash (something).

"The new puppy started to waffle at every stranger passing by the gate."

3

To speak or write evasively or vaguely.

4

Of a dog: to bark with a high pitch like a puppy, or in muffled manner.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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Origin

The word waffle comes from the Dutch language, where it originally meant a wafer. Its name likely refers to the pastry's grid-like pattern, which resembles a woven mat or a honeycomb.

Rhyming Words
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