Definition of Stonewalling

1. Noun. Stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate.

Generic synonyms: Stall, Stalling
Derivative terms: Stonewall

Definition of Stonewalling

1. Verb. (present participle of stonewall) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stonewalling

1. stonewall [v] - See also: stonewall

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonewalling

stonerag
stonerags
stoneraw
stoneraws
stonerific
stonern
stoneroot
stoners
stonest
stonewall
stonewalled
stonewaller
stonewallers
stonewalling (current term)
stonewalls
stoneware
stonewares
stonewash
stonewashed
stonewashes
stonewashing
stonework
stoneworker
stoneworkers
stoneworking
stoneworks
stonewort

Literary usage of Stonewalling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XXV RESOLUTE stonewalling Another German offensive in preparation—Three hundred thousand of our men near the Marne—The Rainbow Division again—Getting ready ..."

2. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XXV RESOLUTE stonewalling Another German offensive in preparation—Three hundred thousand of our men near the Marne—The Rainbow Division again—Getting ready ..."

3. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XXV RESOLUTE stonewalling Another German offensive in preparation—Three hundred thousand of our men near the Marne—The Rainbow Division again—Getting ready ..."

4. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"What is clear is that the anticipated ascendency of the Allies, arising from their unrestricted resources, appears to have been realized. stonewalling in ..."

5. New York Times Current History (1916)
""stonewalling in France" By General Sir Douglas Haig At the beginning of the third year of the war Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief of the British ..."

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