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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 quibble over trivial matters

To speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing

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

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge

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

engage in conversation

have a conversation

talk incoherently

shoot one's mouth off

talk the hind legs off a donkey

talk incessantly

talk unintelligibly

patter on and on

carry on talking

run off at mouth

talk the hind leg off a donkey

talk a mile a minute

talk ten to the dozen

talk through one's hat

have a tete-a-tete

talk a blue streak

talk nonsensically

spill the beans

have a discussion

consult with each other

talk someone's ear off

talk out of turn

whistle in the dark

express oneself

circulate rumours

flap one's tongue

have a big mouth

talk one's leg off

have discussions

get heads together

pick one's brain

toss ideas around

kick ideas around

have negotiations

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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

be non-committal

beat about the bush

dodge the issue

evade the issue

parry questions

fudge the issue

pussyfoot around

duck the question

sit on the fence

blow hot and cold

sidestep the issue

avoid the issue

beg the question

be noncommittal

skirt the issue

play it close to the vest

straddle the fence

give run around

cloud the issue

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 the run around

hedge your bets

shift ground about

stretch the truth

give a false colour to

give the slip to

keep one's distance from

be oblivious to

turn your back on

turn a blind eye to

pay no attention to

take no notice of

give something a miss

find a way out of

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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

be on the fence

will and will not

go from one extreme to the other

be on the horns of a dilemma

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

Verb

To quibble over trivial matters

blow hot and cold

catch at straws

make a big thing about

put up an argument

find fault with

raise trivial objections

argue over nothing

raise trivial objections to

be hypercritical

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Verb

To speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing

stuff and nonsense

meaningless talk

chitter-chatter

thoughtlessness

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

unintelligible language

unintelligible talk

long-windedness

obscure language

back-fence talk

incoherent talk

whispering campaign

rumormongering^US

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

rumourmongering^UK

pretentiousness

extravagant boasting

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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

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

Noun

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Noun

Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge

underhandedness

unscrupulousness

double-crossing

surreptitiousness

misleading talk

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

untrustworthiness

ambidextrousness

sleight of hand

every trick in the book

misbehaviour^UK

misrepresentation

confidence trick

palace intrigue

specious reasoning

artful argument

misdemeanour^UK

prestidigitation

breach of trust

stab in the back

misappropriation

treacherousness

bait and switch

mischievousness

disingenuousness

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

pretentiousness

terminological inexactitude

lack of veracity

false-heartedness

duplicitousness

trumped-up story

cock and bull story

figment of the imagination

self-righteousness

piece of fiction

little white lie

alternative fact

flight of fancy

departure from the truth

breach of faith

telling stories

economy with the truth

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

dishonourableness

unrepresentativeness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

misrepresenting

little white lies

conspiracy theory

being two-faced

committing perjury

cock-and-bull story

hypocriticalness

cunning stratagems

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

secret understanding

extramarital relations

extramarital sex

playing the field

a bit on the side

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth

fraudulent artifice

fradulent artifice

work of fiction

work of imagination

figment of imagination

works of fiction

creative writing

affected superiority

double standard

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Noun

The act or process of obfuscating for deceptive purposes

underhandedness

monkey business

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