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"cavilling", "quibbling", "straddling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waffle":{ "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "examples":[ "she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocate", "fudge", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "tergiversate", "weasel" ], "near synonyms":[ "flip-flop", "yo-yo", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "eschew", "evade", "shake", "shirk", "shun", "sidestep", "skirt", "bypass", "circumvent", "cavil", "quibble", "straddle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pancake , crepe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flapjack", "griddle cake", "hotcake", "pancake", "slapjack", "blin", "blintze", "blintz", "crepe", "cr\u00eape", "oatcake", "wheat cake" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "waft":{ "a slight or gentle movement of air":{ "examples":[ "wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "breath", "breeze", "puff", "zephyr" ], "near synonyms":[ "current", "draft", "whiff", "sea breeze", "blast", "blow", "flurry", "gale", "headwind", "northeaster", "norther", "northwester", "southeaster", "southwester", "tailwind", "westerly", "wind", "squall", "tempest", "tornado", "windstorm", "airflow" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass" ], "synonyms":[ "drift", "float", "glide", "hang", "hover", "poise", "ride", "sail", "swim" ], "near synonyms":[ "bob", "dangle", "suspend", "buoy", "balloon", "raft" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "lunge", "plunge", "dip", "immerse", "submerge", "submerse" ], "antonyms":[ "settle", "sink" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "waffles":{ "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "examples":[ "she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocates", "fudges", "hedges", "pussyfoots", "tergiversates", "weasels" ], "near synonyms":[ "flip-flops", "yo-yoes", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "eschews", "evades", "shakes", "shirks", "shuns", "sidesteps", "skirts", "bypasses", "circumvents", "cavils", "quibbles", "straddles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pancakes , crepes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flapjacks", "griddle cakes", "hotcakes", "pancakes", "slapjacks", "blini", "blinis", "blintzes", "crepes", "cr\u00eapes", "oatcakes", "wheat cakes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wafts":{ "a slight or gentle movement of air":{ "examples":[ "wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers" ], "synonyms":[ "airs", "breaths", "breezes", "puffs", "zephyrs" ], "near synonyms":[ "currents", "drafts", "whiffs", "sea breezes", "blasts", "blows", "flurries", "gales", "headwinds", "northeasters", "northers", "northwesters", "southeasters", "southwesters", "tailwinds", "westerlies", "winds", "squalls", "tempests", "tornadoes", "tornados", "windstorms", "airflows" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass" ], "synonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "glides", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "rides", "sails", "swims" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobs", "dangles", "suspends", "buoys", "balloons", "rafts" ], "near antonyms":[ "dives", "lunges", "plunges", "dips", "immerses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "antonyms":[ "settles", "sinks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wafted":{ "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass" ], "synonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "glided", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "rode", "rid", "sailed", "swam" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobbed", "dangled", "suspended", "buoyed", "ballooned", "rafted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "lunged", "plunged", "dipped", "immersed", "submerged", "submersed" ], "antonyms":[ "sank", "sunk", "settled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wafting":{ "as in hanging , drifting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "awash", "drifting", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poised", "sailing", "free-floating", "buoyant", "floaty", "unsinkable", "afloat", "floating" ], "near antonyms":[ "sinking", "sunk", "aground", "high and dry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass" ], "synonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "riding", "sailing", "swimming" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobbing", "dangling", "suspending", "buoying", "ballooning", "rafting" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving", "lunging", "plunging", "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "submersing" ], "antonyms":[ "settling", "sinking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] } }