to stonewall
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7.8
- verb
- /ˈstoʊnˌwɔl/
- Literature
:
obstruir
- Publicly, the Syrians were saying they were cooperating, they were doing all they could, but privately they were stonewalling.
I didn't I, I stonewalled that shit.
- I didn't I, I stonewalled that shit.
- So they became spoilers and they perpetually interrupted the negotiations, Stonewall the settlement.
- I also am someone who stonewalls, but it's where you just sort of disconnect from the conversation.
- And then they have the mother turn away face away from the toddler, turn her back to it and turn around and stone face Stonewall the toddler.
Examples
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Martha Coakley is definitely stonewalling this.
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The politician tried to stonewall the reporters instead of answering their questions.
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Green tried to stonewall her.
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Come on, kid, don't stonewall us.
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Look, buddy, don't try and stonewall me.
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And still we stonewalled them over direct access to our records.
Fiction book (1998) -
We're definitely concerned Apple may just silently stonewall on this, so we'll keep discussing it here.
Blog text (4) -
Philip Morris is stonewalling on its production of these relevant documents.
Academic text (1995) -
The Pentagon stonewalled them.
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We've tried to get cooperation from the DA's office... ... but they've been stonewalling us.
Synonyms
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6.8
To avoid doing something you are supposed to do
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5.3
To avoid answering a question or facing responsibility by giving unclear answers
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7.4
To avoid giving a direct answer or clear commitment
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8.1
To avoid answering a question by giving a vague answer
Antonyms
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stonewall comes from the image of a hard stone wall that stops people or progress, like a solid barrier you cannot get through. So to stonewall someone is to refuse to answer or to block and delay things by not cooperating.