stonewall
verb/ˈstəʊnwɔːl/
/ˈstəʊnwɔːl/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stonewall | /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/ |
| he / she / it stonewalls | /ˈstəʊnwɔːlz/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːlz/ |
| past simple stonewalled | /ˈstəʊnwɔːld/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːld/ |
| past participle stonewalled | /ˈstəʊnwɔːld/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːld/ |
| -ing form stonewalling | /ˈstəʊnwɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːlɪŋ/ |
- stonewall (somebody/something) (especially in politics) to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot
- He stonewalled successfully on the Prime Minister’s behalf.
- She stonewalled questions about her personal life.
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