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Synonyms for waffle

Most common

fudge ramble blather gibber whiffle prevaricate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Fudge — often followed by on, to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble

fudge, ramble, blather, go on, babble, drivel, twaddle, blabber, palaver, piffle, gossip, natter, chatter, prattle, chat, blab, jabber, clack, gibber, gabble, prate, chit-chat

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.

  2. v. 2

    To smash (something).

  3. n. 1

    A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.

    The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.

Forms

Plural
waffles → bibble-babbles…
Past participle
waffled
e.g. waffled → fudged, rambled, blathered, babbled…

Example sentences

  • fudge "Get out!" "What the fudge! Are you kidding me?"
  • ramble I tend to ramble, so stop me if I go off on a tangent.
  • blather I hope they're not going to blather on for too long.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wafflerising
fudgerising
ramblerising
blatherrising
gibbersteady
whifflerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
chat1, blab1
5 letters
fudge1, waver2, clack1, prate
6 letters
gossip2, wobble2, ramble2, babble2, drivel2, jabber, natter2, piffle, gibber, gabble
7 letters
chatter2, blather2, palaver, prattle2, twaddle2, blabber2, whiffle
8 letters
hesitate3
9 letters
vacillate3, bavardage
11 letters
prevaricate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
piapiater