stonewalling

Speech parts

1. stonewalling - Noun

2. stonewalling - Verb

Meaning

stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate

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Synonyms

stonewall opposition block delay interference resist ambiguous blocking stall obstruction elusive hindrance evasive blockage disgusting
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Antonyms

hand continue guide advantage solution benefit
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Hypernyms

stall stalling

Examples

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known. Bob Woodward

CAIR officials or former officials have been arrested on charges related to terrorism yet all it offers is silence and stonewalling in discussing what are its real motives. Paul Weyrich

Complaints of Republican hypocrisy for confirming Barrett while stonewalling Merrick Garland’s nomination in 2016 are no more than revisionist history and a fundamental misunderstanding of how our branches of government interact. Source: Internet

In national politics especially, it’s clear that the divisiveness continues to ripple out through impeachment hearings, stonewalling, hate-filled tweets, and an “us vs. them” narrative. Source: Internet

House Democrats have subpoenaed four top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is stonewalling their investigation into the firing of the State Department’s top independent watchdog earlier this year. Source: Internet

It’s important not to go overboard into paranoid conspiracy theories, but that’s also why the FBI and other law enforcement agencies need to be transparent, rather than stonewalling Congress on legitimate demands for internal documents. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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