WAFFLE in a Sentence

Learn WAFFLE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for WAFFLE, such as:

1. My wife often tells me I waffle.
2. Melanie had been sitting quietly, her hands in her lap, her waffles cooling on her plate.
3. Over the waffles next morning, Pittypat was lachrymose, Melanie was silent and Scarlett defiant.
4. White flour was scarce and so expensive that corn bread was universal instead of biscuits, rolls and waffles.

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 Meanings and Examples of WAFFLE
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waffle
 v.  speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Classic Sentence:
1  Over the waffles next morning, Pittypat was lachrymose, Melanie was silent and Scarlett defiant.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  "He isn't brave," said Scarlett perversely, pouring half a pitcher of syrup over her waffles.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  Melanie had been sitting quietly, her hands in her lap, her waffles cooling on her plate.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  Scarlett was making headway with her waffles and so noticed nothing until she heard a burst of tears from Melly and, looking up, saw Aunt Pittypat's hand go to her heart.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  White flour was scarce and so expensive that corn bread was universal instead of biscuits, rolls and waffles.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence:
1  When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal, the press secretary tried to waffle, talking all around the issue.
2  My wife often tells me I waffle.