STONEWALL


Meaning of STONEWALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ stoʊnwɔ:l, AM -wɔ:l ]

( stonewalls, stonewalling, stonewalled)

If you say that someone stonewalls , you disapprove of them because they delay giving a clear answer or making a clear decision, often because there is something that they want to hide or avoid doing.

The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...

VERB : V [ disapproval ]

• stone‧wall‧ing

After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.

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