Library / English Dictionary |
STALLING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tactic used to mislead or delay
Synonyms:
stall; stalling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stalling" is a kind of...):
obstruction (the act of obstructing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stalling"):
stonewalling (stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate)
Derivation:
stall (deliberately delay an event or action)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb stall