waffle
verb
[ ˈwɒf(ə)l ]
• speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.
• "he waffled on about his problems"
Similar:
prattle,
chatter,
babble,
ramble,
jabber,
gibber,
gabble,
gab,
burble,
run on,
mutter,
mumble,
prate,
drivel,
bleat,
cackle,
hum and haw,
blather,
rabbit,
witter,
natter,
flannel,
• fail to make up one's mind.
• "Joseph had been waffling over where to go"
waffle
noun
• lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.
• "we've edited out some of the waffle"
Similar:
prattle,
jabbering,
verbiage,
drivel,
meaningless talk,
nonsense,
twaddle,
gibberish,
stuff and nonsense,
bunkum,
mumbo jumbo,
padding,
verbosity,
prolixity,
hot air,
poppycock,
tripe,
bosh,
bunk,
blah,
hogwash,
eyewash,
gobbledygook,
tommyrot,
guff,
rot,
wittering,
flannel,
logorrhoea,
• a failure to make up one's mind.
• "his waffle on abortion"
Origin:
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘yap, yelp’): frequentative of dialect waff ‘yelp’, of imitative origin.
waffle
noun
• a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.
waffle
adjective
• denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect.
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Dutch wafel ; compare with wafer and goffer.
