verb🔗Share粉砕する, 叩き壊すTo smash."The toddler waffled his tower of blocks with a swipe of his hand, sending them crashing to the floor. "幼児は、手のひと払いでブロックの塔を粉砕し、床に叩きつけました。actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareジグザグに飛びながら降りる(of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle."The geese waffled as they approached the water."ガチョウは水面に近づくとジグザグに飛びながら降りてきた。birdanimalactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareごまかす, 曖昧に話すTo speak or write vaguely and evasively."The politician waffled about his stance on the new tax, avoiding giving a direct answer. "その政治家は新しい税金に対する自分の立場について曖昧に話し、直接的な答えを避けた。languagecommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share長々と話す, ぐだぐだ言うTo speak or write at length without any clear point or aim."The politician waffled during the interview, never directly answering the reporter's questions about his stance on the new policy. "政治家はインタビュー中、新しい政策に対する自身の立場について記者の質問に直接答えることなく、長々と話した。communicationlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, ぐずぐずするTo vacillate."He waffled for so long about whether to order pizza or tacos that we ended up just making sandwiches. "ピザかタコスを注文するかについて彼は長い間ぐずぐずしていたので、結局サンドイッチを作ることになった。attitudecharactermindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, ぐずぐずするTo rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence."Maria waffled her hand back and forth, trying to decide if she wanted pizza or pasta for dinner. "マリアは夕食にピザかパスタのどちらを食べたいか決めかねて、手を前後に動かしてためらっていた。attitudecommunicationactionbodysignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareワッフルのような模様のHaving a waffle-like pattern of intersecting creases."The old leather chair had a waffled surface from years of use and wear. "古い革張りの椅子は、長年の使用と摩耗により、ワッフルのような模様の表面になっていた。appearancestylematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading