woffle

woffle: [wɔfl]
гл.

1) диал. визжать, тявкать

Syn:

yelp 2.

2) шотл.; разг. колыхаться, колебаться, вибрировать, дрожать прям. и перен.

to waffle because of political pressure — колебаться, пребывать в нерешительности из-за политического давления

Syn:

dither 2., waver

3) говорить много, не по делу, сбивчиво; трепаться, болтать

Nanny would woffle on, and make me change my stockings. (R. Lehmann) — Няня постоянно ворчала и заставляла меня менять чулки.

Syn:

ramble 2., ramble on

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woffle — var. waffle v., n.2 … Useful english dictionary
woffle — /ˈwɒfəl/ (say wofuhl) verb (i) (woffled, woffling) 1. → waffle2 (defs 1 and 2). –noun 2. → waffle2 (defs 3 and 4) …
Put a bit of woffle dust on it — if smb. is playing cards or dice and looking for a bit of luck, he says he puts a little woffle dust on it, though there s no such thing and he doesn t actually put any dust on his cards or dice; it s just a slang for luck … Dictionary of Australian slang
put a bit of woffle dust on it — Australian Slang if smb. is playing cards or dice and looking for a bit of luck, he says he puts a little woffle dust on it, though there s no such thing and he doesn t actually put any dust on his cards or dice; it s just a slang for luck … English dialects glossary
waffle — I. /ˈwɒfəl / (say wofuhl) noun a batter cake with deep indentations formed by baking it in a waffle iron. {US English (1800s), from Dutch wafel. Compare wafer} II. /ˈwɒfəl / (say wofuhl) Colloquial –verb (i) (waffled, waffling) 1. to speak or… …
woffler — ˈwäflə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: probably from English dialect woffle to glide along quickly (probably freq. of woft to waft, alteration of English waft) + English er Britain … Useful english dictionary

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