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waffle
verb- to vacillate; to take both sides of an issue UK, 1803
- When asked about his National Guard service, Bush waffled, hemmed and hawed, and said he would produce his records if possible. (Letter to the editor). — St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, p. 17A, 12 February 2004
- to talk nonsense; to talk incessantly or in an unfocused way UK, 1937
- While others debated or waffled, Patton had understood the problem facing the Allies[.] — Victor Davis Hanson, The Soul of Battle, p. 311, 2001
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