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What is another word for to waffle?

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To speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

To speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing

An act of chattering or casually talking

Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing

A thin batter cake, typically fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter

The act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

The act or process of obfuscating for deceptive purposes

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Verb

To speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

run off at the mouth

make small talk

shoot the breeze

talk nineteen to the dozen

chitter-chatter

have a conversation

engage in conversation

talk incoherently

shoot one's mouth off

talk the hind legs off a donkey

talk incessantly

talk unintelligibly

patter on and on

run off at mouth

carry on talking

talk nonsensically

have a tete-a-tete

spill the beans

talk a mile a minute

talk ten to the dozen

talk through one's hat

talk a blue streak

talk the hind leg off a donkey

give utterance to

run one's mouth

have a discussion

consult with each other

talk someone's ear off

talk out of turn

whistle in the dark

express oneself

flap one's tongue

talk one's leg off

have discussions

toss ideas around

have negotiations

pick one's brain

kick ideas around

open your mouth

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“I either bluster through and waffle away, mumbling on further and further away from the point in hand, or I go to the other extreme and clam up completely.”

Verb

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

beat around the bush

give the runaround

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

beat about the bush

be non-committal

parry questions

dodge the issue

evade the issue

fudge the issue

sit on the fence

duck the question

pussyfoot around

sidestep the issue

blow hot and cold

avoid the issue

be noncommittal

beg the question

skirt the issue

play it close to the vest

shift ground about

give the run around

hedge your bets

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

find a way round

be equivocal about

beat about the bush about

be evasive about

avoid answering

give run around

straddle the fence

cloud the issue

give a wide berth to

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“We are keenly aware that some interests are either openly opposed or will waffle when asked about domestic manufacturing and fabrication.”

Verb

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

blow hot and cold

be unable to decide

be unable to make up your mind

run hot and cold

pussyfoot around

sit on the fence

chop and change

keep changing your mind

be in two minds

vacillate about

drag your heels

have misgivings about

have qualms about

think twice about

have scruples about

express misgivings

express reluctance

express reservations

second-guessing yourself

be reluctant to

have reservations about

be unwilling to

mind doing something

be reluctant about

go from one extreme to the other

be on the horns of a dilemma

be on the fence

will and will not

be equivocal about

be non-committal about

be undecided about

equivocate about

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

be diffident about

be bashful about

be indisposed to

be disinclined to

not be in favour of

not have the heart to

think something unlikely

lack conviction

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

have doubts about

feel uneasy about

kick the can down the road

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

postpone action

let something slide

take a raincheck

play a waiting game

be non-committal

straddle an issue

dodge the issue

sidestep the issue

beat about the bush

dodge the question

play your cards close to your chest

give nothing away

duck the question

drag one's heels over

drag one's feet over

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“Much like Banks, he tended to waffle in deciding how best to defend the region.”

Verb

To speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing

stuff and nonsense

meaningless talk

thoughtlessness

unintelligible language

unintelligible talk

obscure language

preposterousness

smoke and mirrors

pretentiousness

nonsensicalness

Banbury story of a cock and a bull

unreasonableness

cock-and-bull story

cock-and-bull tale

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“The whole thing is wrapped up in a lot of waffle about doing it for the greater good of science.”

Noun

An act of chattering or casually talking

chitter-chatter

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

information flow

wheeling and dealing

verbal exchange

question and answer session

information sharing

channel of communication

exchange of views

exchange of ideas

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Noun

Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing

long-windedness

gift of the gab

communicativeness

beating about the bush

over-talkativeness

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Noun

A thin batter cake, typically fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter

Noun

The act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

misrepresentation

double entendre

quibbling routine

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

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Noun

The act or process of obfuscating for deceptive purposes

underhandedness

monkey business

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