pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness A few days of waffling back and forth and I ended up going out to a mediocre bistro with my parents. — Scientific American (Feb 8, 2011)

"kind of batter-cake, baked crisp in irons and served hot," 1744, from Dutch wafel "waffle," from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wafel, from Proto-Germanic *wabila- "web, h [..]

1690s, "to yelp, bark," frequentative of provincial waff "to yelp, to bark like a puppy" (1610); possibly of imitative origin. Figurative sense of "talk foolishly" (c. 17 [..]

rambling conversation

Verb. To talk aimlessly. {Informal} Noun. Aimless talk, nonsense. {Informal}

Batter cooked on a hot greased waffle iron.

The honeycombed surface of this crisp, light bread is perfect for holding pockets of syrup. Jamaican waffles are made by pouring a light batter onto one side of a waffle iron, a special hinged cooking utensil with two honeycomb patterned griddles. The second side is closed over the batter and the waffle is cooked until browned and crisp. Waffle iro [..]

Batter cooked on a hot greased waffle iron.

(v) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness(n) pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

a light, thin batter cake baked in a special grill called a waffle iron. Basic batter is the same as for pancakes. This crisp, quick bread has a honeycombed surface of pockets that ideally hold puddle [..]

a light, thin batter cake baked in a special grill called a waffle iron. Basic batter is the same as for pancakes.