Wuffle vs. Waffle

Wufflenoun

A gentle sniff or snort

Wafflenoun

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

‘The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.’;

Wuffleverb

To sniff or snort gently

Wafflenoun

A potato waffle, a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.

Wafflenoun

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

‘This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle.’;

Waffleverb

To smash.

Waffleverb

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

‘The geese waffled as they approached the water.’;

Waffleverb

To speak or write vaguely and evasively.

Waffleverb

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

Waffleverb

To vacillate.

Waffleverb

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

Wafflenoun

A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.

Wafflenoun

A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron.

Wafflenoun

pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

Waffleverb

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;

‘Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures’;

Waffleverb

speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

‘he waffled on about his problems’;

Waffleverb

fail to make up one's mind

‘Joseph had been waffling over where to go’;

Wafflenoun

lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing

‘we've edited out some of the waffle’;

Wafflenoun

a failure to make up one's mind

‘his waffle on abortion’;

Wafflenoun

a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.

Waffleadjective

denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect.

Waffle

A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used.