Predicate: waffle
Roleset id: waffle.01 , to speak, write, or act evasively about, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
waffle.01: WAFFLE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'waffle' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from waffle.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| waffle (v.) | Waver_between_options | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: speaker, writer, actor
Arg1-PPT: topic
Example: transitive
person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
It [*EXP*-1] has n't helped that he 's waffled on abortion and gay rights , sought the support of both the Liberal and Conservative parties ( he won the Liberal endorsement ) and that he turned to comedian Jackie Mason for help with Jewish voters .
Arg0: he
Rel: waffled
Arg1: on abortion and gay rights