OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 4203

waffle

/ˈwɒf.l̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
divagar
Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.
Before getting down to the nitty gritty of beekeeping, most contributors to BBJ like to waffle on for a bit about the weather, the state of their garden or something equally incons…
Unless you have a great line in gags or repartee don't waffle on aimlessly to your audience, or make in-jokes among yourselves, the band or the compere/DJ.
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