🇬🇧🇨🇳 waffle - 胡扯 : English Lesson

Meaning of "waffle" ("胡扯"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A waffle is a yummy cooked batter cake that’s crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and covered in tiny square pockets that can hold syrup, butter, fruit, or anything delicious you pour on top.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My waffle looked so perfect I took ten photos before I finally remembered you can’t taste pictures.

I stacked five waffles into a breakfast skyscraper and took one bite from the top floor.

My waffle had so many chocolate chips it looked like it had chicken pox made of candy.

I dropped my waffle and the dog caught it so perfectly, I think he practiced for this moment his whole life.

Waffles have been eaten for hundreds of years, and in Belgium they are so popular that some people eat them as street snacks, not just for breakfast!

At dawn, she smelled a hot waffle. A golden waffle sat on a plate, its edges crisp and the square pockets holding butter. She broke the waffle; steam rose from the soft inside. A child reached, syrup filled one pocket, and both tasted the warm waffle, quiet with joy. They finished the last waffle, smiling.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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