dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/waf_MWT.json
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{
"waffled":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocated",
"fudged",
"hedged",
"pussyfooted",
"tergiversated",
"weaseled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flopped",
"yo-yoed",
"dodged",
"ducked",
"eluded",
"eschewed",
"evaded",
"shirked",
"shook",
"shunned",
"sidestepped",
"skirted",
"bypassed",
"circumvented",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"straddled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waffling":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocating",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"pussyfooting",
"tergiversating",
"weaseling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flopping",
"yo-yoing",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shunning",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"caviling",
"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"
]
}
}