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waffle

waffle (third-person singular simple present waffles, present participle waffling, simple past and past participle waffled)

1. To smash.
   • 1995, Peter Allen David, The Incredible Hulk: What savage beast:

     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.

   • 1997, Bill Conlin, Kevin Kerrane (editor), ""Batting cleanup, Bill Conlin"", page 121:

     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 [...]

   • 2005, Shawn Michaels, with Aaron Feigenbaum, Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story, Page 47:

     Then I waffled him and knocked him down. Why I cut myself open with the razor, Im not completely sure. I was like the idiot in a bar who gets all worked up and smashes a bottle over his head [...]

   • 2006, Gordon Forbes, Tales from the Eagles Sideline (updated edition), page 2:

     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.

waffle (plural waffles)

1. (countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.

   The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.

2. (countable, UK) A Potato waffle, a savory flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.

Definizione dizionario waffle

	cialda
	flat pastry

chiacchiera

gaufre

Altri significati:

To speak or write vaguely and evasively.

to speak or write waffle

(transitive) To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.

(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.

speech or writing that is vague

To vacillate.

To evade the truth; to be intentionally ambiguous.

(of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf '''wiffle''' , '''whiffle''' .

(countable, UK) A Potato waffle, a savory flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.

To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.

(uncountable) Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

To smash.