waffles

6 definitions • 4 examples

to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers:

If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling (on) for pages and pages.

to be unable to make a decision:

I waffled a lot before finally deciding to take the job.

a type of bread or cake made from batter (= a thin mixture of milk, flour, and egg) cooked in a special pan whose surface forms a pattern of raised squares

talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not give any useful information:

"What did he say?" "Oh, it was a load of waffle - nothing important at all."

a thin, light cake, the surface of which is formed into a pattern of raised squares, often eaten for breakfast

to keep changing your decisions about something so that no clear decision is made:

This administration has a tendency to waffle on important questions.