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waffle

The correct spelling is waffle.

How to pronounce waffle

/ˈwɒ.fl/
noun

IPA: /ˈwɒ.fl/

Say it like: Waf-fle

The correct spelling is waffle. A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern. For example: "The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream."

Usage Examples

The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.

This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle.

The geese waffled as they approached the water.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.
  2. 2.A potato waffle, a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.
  3. 3.Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

verb

  1. 1.To smash.
  2. 2.(of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.
  3. 3.To speak or write vaguely and evasively.
  4. 4.To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.
  5. 5.To vacillate.

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