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11Waffle — To waffle means to talk on and on about nothing. It is not something you eat. Americans often think that Brits waffle on about the weather. The truth of course is that our news reports last 60 120 seconds and the weather man is not hyped up to be …
12waffle — {{11}}waffle (n.) 1744, from Du. wafel waffle, from M.Du. or M.L.G. wafel; cognate with O.H.G. waba honeycomb (Ger. Wabe) and related to O.H.G. weban, O.E. wefan to weave (see WEAVE (Cf. weave)). Sense of honeycomb is preserved in some… …
13waffle — waf|fle1 [ˈwɔfəl US ˈwa: ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Dutch; Origin: wafel] 1.) a flat cake, marked with a pattern of deep squares 2.) [U] BrE informal talk or writing that uses a lot of words but says nothing important waffle 2 waffle2 v …
14waffle — waf|fle1 [ wafl ] noun 1. ) count a flat cake that has deep square marks on both sides 2. ) uncount MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting waffle waf|fle 2 [ wafl ] verb …
15waffle — вафельный waffle cloth вафельная ткань waffle weave вафельное переплетение waffle mix сухая смесь для вафельного теста …
16waffle — I. noun Etymology: Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wafele; akin to Old High German waba honeycomb, Old English wefan to weave Date: 1744 a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron II. intransitive verb (waffled; waffling) Etymology:… …
17waffle — 1 noun (C) 1 a thin flat cake, marked with a pattern of deep squares 2 (U) informal especially BrE talk or writing that uses a lot of words but says nothing important: His exam answer was a load of old waffle. 2 verb (I) informal 1 also waffle on …
18waffle — [ˈwɒf(ə)l] noun I 1) [C] a flat cake that has deep square marks on both sides 2) [U] British informal talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important II verb [I] British informal waffle [ˈwɒf(ə)l]; ˌwaffle ˈon to talk …
19waffle — 1. n. & v. esp. Brit. colloq. n. verbose but aimless or ignorant talk or writing. v.intr. indulge in waffle. Derivatives: waffler n. waffly adj. Etymology: orig. dial., frequent. of waff = yelp, yap (imit.) 2. n. esp. US a small crisp batter cake …
20waffle — 1. noun /ˈwɒ.fl,ˈwɑ.fl,ˈwɔ.fl/ a) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern. The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. b) A , a savory flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern. This int …
