waffled
/wˈɑfəld/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a waffle-like pattern of intersecting creases.
verb
simple past and past participle of waffle
Example Sentences
- "The US "pineapple" grenade's iron outer surface was waffled to aid its fragmentation into jagged shrapnel when it exploded."
- "In a light white dress that I think was waffled cotton, or possibly a very light pastel blue. The color occurs to me when I look at the photo, unembodied, floating alongside of it. It's in black and white. Probably snapped before color […]"
- "Nate and Amy were waiting in the lobby of the Maui county jail in Wailuku, sitting in metal chairs designed to promote discomfort and waffled butt skin."
- "You have seen catering trucks: shiny stainless steel that is waffled with creases that look like diamonds."
- "The primary barrier between the cargo and the first layer of insulation, and the secondary barrier between the two layers of insulation, were waffled or corrugated stainless steel plates free to contract or expand independently […]"
Etymology
From waffle + -ed.
Inflected Forms
more waffled (comparative)
most waffled (superlative)