stalling
English Thesaurus
1. a tactic used to mislead or delay (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stonewalling, |
| definition | : | stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stall, |
| definition | : | deliberately delay an event or action (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall, |
| definition | : | postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | stall, |
| definition | : | deliberately delay an event or action (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall, |
| definition | : | postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative) |
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