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STONEWALLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stonewalling mean?
• STONEWALLING (noun)
The noun STONEWALLING has 1 sense:
1. stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
Familiarity information: STONEWALLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stonewalling" is a kind of...):
stall; stalling (a tactic used to mislead or delay)
Derivation:
stonewall (obstruct or hinder any discussion)
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