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Noun stonewalling has 1 sense

stonewalling - stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
--₁ is a kind of stall, stalling

Derived form: verb stonewall₁

Verb stonewall has 2 senses

stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
--₁ is one way to obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass

Derived forms: noun stonewaller₁, noun stonewalling₁
Sample sentences:
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stonewall - engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
--₂ is one way to delay, detain, hold up

Derived form: noun stonewaller₁
Sample sentence:
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