waffling
noun, verb
waffling is spelled W-A-F-F-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, waffling means “A repetitive speech or response to a question” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of waffling is wafflings.
How many letters and syllables are in waffling?
| Letters | 8: W-A-F-F-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is waffling?
Waffling appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce waffling?
Waffling has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of waffling
- wafflings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waffling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A repetitive speech or response to a question.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of waffle
Brad and Nicole were waffling in humanities class because they didn't know the answer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).