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# waffle

noun (a waffle, waffles; waffle — uncountable for talk); verb (waffle, waffles, waffled, waffling)

«waffle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A waffle is a crisp flat cake made of batter, cooked in a hot iron that gives it a grid of little squares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#m1)
2. (UK, informal) Waffle is long talk or writing that says very little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) To waffle is to talk or write too much without saying anything useful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#m3)
4. (US, informal) To waffle is to keep changing your mind and not decide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#m4)

### In the lessons

Used for breakfast food (with syrup, berries, ice cream), and by teachers about essays: «Don't waffle — get to the point».

### Examples

- We had waffles with maple syrup for breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x1)
- Belgian waffles are thick and soft inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x2)
- My teacher said my essay was full of waffle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x3)
- Stop waffling and answer the question! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x4)
- He waffled on for ages about his holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x5)
- The mayor waffled about whether to close the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x6)
- The waffle iron leaves a pattern of squares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/#x7)

### Note

Two meanings in one spelling: food, and empty talk. The UK sense «waffle on» means talking too long; the US sense means being unsure. Food plural: «waffles». The talk sense is uncountable: «a lot of waffle», not «waffles».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «waffle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waffle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«waffle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/waffle.html) on Mova free.