Meaning of waffle In English

• 0 to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers:

  • If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling (on) for pages and pages.

• 1 to be unable to make a decision:

  • I waffled a lot before finally deciding to take the job.

• 2 a type of bread or cake made from batter (= a thin mixture of milk, flour, and egg) cooked in a special pan whose surface forms a pattern of raised squares

• 3 talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not give any useful information:

  • "What did he say?" "Oh, it was a load of waffle - nothing important at all."

• 4 a thin, light cake, the surface of which is formed into a pattern of raised squares, often eaten for breakfast

• 5 to keep changing your decisions about something so that no clear decision is made:

  • This administration has a tendency to waffle on important questions.