Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to waffle
Participle: waffled
Gerund: waffling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | waffle |
| you | waffle |
| he;she;it | waffles |
| we | waffle |
| you | waffle |
| they | waffle |
Perfect
| I | have waffled |
| you | have waffled |
| he;she;it | has waffled |
| we | have waffled |
| you | have waffled |
| they | have waffled |
Past
| I | waffled |
| you | waffled |
| he;she;it | waffled |
| we | waffled |
| you | waffled |
| they | waffled |
Pluperfect
| I | had waffled |
| you | had waffled |
| he;she;it | had waffled |
| we | had waffled |
| you | had waffled |
| they | had waffled |
Future
| I | will waffle |
| you | will waffle |
| he;she;it | will waffle |
| we | will waffle |
| you | will waffle |
| they | will waffle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have waffled |
| you | will have waffled |
| he;she;it | will have waffled |
| we | will have waffled |
| you | will have waffled |
| they | will have waffled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | waffle |
| you | waffle |
| he;she;it | waffle |
| we | waffle |
| you | waffle |
| they | waffle |
Perfect
| I | have waffled |
| you | have waffled |
| he;she;it | have waffled |
| we | have waffled |
| you | have waffled |
| they | have waffled |
Imperfect
| I | waffled |
| you | waffled |
| he;she;it | waffled |
| we | waffled |
| you | waffled |
| they | waffled |
Pluperfect
| I | had waffled |
| you | had waffled |
| he;she;it | had waffled |
| we | had waffled |
| you | had waffled |
| they | had waffled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would waffle |
| you | would waffle |
| he;she;it | would waffle |
| we | would waffle |
| you | would waffle |
| they | would waffle |
Perfect
| I | would have waffled |
| you | would have waffled |
| he;she;it | would have waffled |
| we | would have waffled |
| you | would have waffled |
| they | would have waffled |
Imperative
| you | waffle |
| we | Let's waffle |
| you | waffle |
Verbs conjugated like 'waffle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'waffle'
baffle,
faffle,
gaffle,
haffle,
maffle,
raffle,
wuffle,
affile,
buffle,
coffle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to talk too much; to talk idly
- babble, bat the breeze, blab, blabber, blather, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chew the rag, chinwag, chit-chat, chunner, clack, claver, clepe, drivel, gabble, gibber, go on, jabber, maunder, natter, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, rabbit, rabbit on, ramble, shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, shoot the shit, smatter, tattle, twaddle, wibble, witter, yabber, yack, yap, yatter
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The noun is borrowed from Dutch wafel (“waffle; wafer”), from Middle Dutch wafel, wafele, wavel, from Old Dutch *wāvila, from Proto-Germanic *wēbilǭ, *wēbilō, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to braid, weave”) (whence Dutch weven (“to weave”) and English weave; compare, from the same verbal root, German Wabe (“honeycomb”), given that the grid pattern of the traditional Dutch lent and holiday pastry strikingly resembles a honeycomb), and possibly reinforced by German Waffel (“waffle; wafer”). The English word is a doublet of wafer and gauffre.
2. The verb (“to smash”) derives from the manner in which batter is pressed into the shape of a waffle between the two halves of a waffle iron. See: Dutch '
weven', English '
weave'.
Verbs referencing "waffle"
Welsh
wafflo.
Sample Sentences
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The cab was waffled in between the two, Marsh never having a prayer or even a full comprehension of what happened to him. He was crushed flat, never even hearing the deafening screech of metal. [1995, Peter Allen David, The Incredible Hulk: What savage beast:]
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These were not the Cowboys who were waffled, 45–14, here at mid-season. They came prepared to play a championship football game, with an ultra-conservative game plan suited to the horrendous turf conditions, and came close to pulling it off … [1997, Bill Conlin, Kevin Kerrane (editor), "Batting cleanup, Bill Conlin", page 121]
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Then I waffled him and knocked him down. Why I cut myself open with the razor, I'm not completely sure. I was like the idiot in a bar who gets all worked up and smashes a bottle over his head [...] [2005, Shawn Michaels, with Aaron Feigenbaum, Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story, page 47:]
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Bednarik, however, says the play became legendary only because of the circumstances. "I did it [...] to the top honcho. He just happened to be there and the pass was thrown to him. I waffled him cleanly." [...] "He just cold-cocked Frank," said linebacker Bob Pellegrini, whose injury sent Bednarik into the game to play defense. [2006, Gordon Forbes, Tales from the Eagles Sideline, updated edition, page 2:]