waffling

Flip-flopping on issues

Waffling is speaking or writing vaguely, avoiding commitment to a clear position.

Politicians waffle when they hedge on controversial issues: She accused him of waffling on immigration.

The word suggests evasiveness or indecision rather than thoughtful nuance.

In British usage, waffling also means rambling on pointlessly: He spent twenty minutes waffling about nothing.

indecision

vacillating

Swaying between choices

ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
hesitatingPausing with doubt
flip-floppingRepeatedly reversing one's stance

wavering · equivocating · hemming · hawing · fence-sitting · wishy-washy · uncertain · ambivalent · irresolute · uncommitted

rambling

blathering

Talking foolishly at length

prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
meanderingFollowing a winding course

droning · digressing · rambling · verbose · long-winded · circumlocution · tangent · filibuster · padding · wordiness

cooking

batter

Uncooked cake mixture

BelgianOf or from Brussels's country
crispyBrittle and snapping
griddedDivided by perpendicular lines

golden · breakfast · brunch · syrup · butter · berries · fluffy · homemade · mixing · pouring

Categories

hesitatingpausing, stalling, wavering, faltering, delaying
indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
indirectnesscircumlocution, euphemism, hedging, hint, hinting
talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
runaroundsexcuses, stalling, avoidance, deflection, misdirection
changeabilityvariability, mutability, fickleness, inconstancy, instability

Opposites

decisiveness

wafflingdecisive

Quick to conclude

determined · resolute · committed · unwavering · firm

consistency

wafflingsteadfast

Firmly loyal, unshakeable

consistent · unwavering · constant · stable · reliable

directness of communication

wafflingdirect

Undeviating or to guide

straightforward · blunt · plain-spoken · forthright · candid

Family

waffle, wafer, waffles, waffled, waffler, wafflers, wafer-thin

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G