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Meanings of waffling in English
Slicing that leaves a corrugated surface, done with corrugated knives or mandoline blades.
Spanish
vacilación Stop or pause before a decision or action, due to uncertainty or doubt.
Synonyms
Examples for "hesitation"
Examples for "hesitation"
1
But get under way as soon as possible.' Again the slight hesitation.
2
He had no hesitation in expressing himself in favor of the former.
3
The Deputy Foreign Minister said Mr Obama showed hesitation, confusion and disappointment.
4
After a moment's hesitation, I went over to ask a final direction.
5
He didn't understand my past objections, and certainly felt no hesitation himself.
1
The President was not hesitating, in the weak sense of the word.
2
I am hesitating less now than a week ago, he told reporters.
3
He stood hesitating with the handle of the door in his hand.
4
Yet just as the prize is within its grasp, Syria is hesitating.
5
She stood hesitating and considering; she dare not let the boy out.
1
Keeping your vision without wavering is difficult under the best of circumstances.
2
Perhaps once strong with authority, time had left it weakened and wavering.
3
His wavering hand cut the air in the sign of the cross.
4
Already wavering in your new year's resolution to shed a few pounds?
5
The scene had the wavering quality of something seen through troubled waters.
1
The King in the ballad is in a state of virile indecision.
2
I let him go, the opportunity lost to the paralysis of indecision.
3
The mind of the country was in a pronounced state of indecision.
4
Cohen believes that indecision on Don't Ask, Don't Tell might be pivotal.
5
I have walked my floor, deep in thought, in puzzlement, in indecision.
1
The vacillating man is always pushed aside in the race of life.
2
Then Tommy gave him up in disgust; perhaps thought his conduct vacillating.
3
Paul was following closely behind, vacillating between picture mode and video mode.
4
For the weak and vacillating the consequences are likely to prove disastrous.
5
I was a vacillating simpleton, and you held me in your trammels.
1
He has been more thoughtful; and all the old vacillation is gone.
2
One of the best-hearted men living, he did nothing in his vacillation.
3
Her present attitude I set down to the vacillation of her character.
4
Ambiguity or vagueness indicates either vacillation or the inability to formulate orders.
5
When at last he did all trace of the vacillation had disappeared.
Usage of waffling in English
1
Our ability to predict that effect is very limited, Tillerson replied, waffling.
2
Then she gets the sap factor under control and realizes: He's waffling.
3
Many insurers are waffling over where to sell insurance plans in 2018.
4
Janet felt a surge of excitement-ifhe was waffling, she had him.
5
She sipped hers like a bird, then started waffling like a madwoman.
6
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has accused her of waffling on trade.
7
Besides, it would just be... He made a waffling motion with his hand.
8
She was waffling away in Russian as we approached the multi-storey.
9
He, too, was waffling away at warp speed into his mobile.
10
Holly suspected that he had been waffling to hide his anxiety.
11
They were waffling about football and, of course, I'd been way off the mark.
12
Another political flashpoint has been the administration's waffling over proposed changes to biofuels policy.
13
Then, just when I needed him most, Horatio stopped waffling.
14
There was a lot of waffling at the tribunal yesterday.
15
But I was just waffling, trying not to think about being alone with Eric.
16
They were close, so close, the go-betweens said, but apparently Edwards was still waffling.
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Frequent collocations
Waffling through the time