The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word WAFFLING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does WAFFLING mean?
WAFFLING verb- To smash.
- (of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.
- To speak or write vaguely and evasively.
- To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.
- To vacillate.
- To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.
- A repetitive speech or response to a question.