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stonewalling

/ˈstəʊnwɔːlɪŋ/

/ˈstoʊnwɑlɪŋ/

stonewallingnoun

Translations

обструкция

The committee accused the company of stonewalling during the investigation.

Комитет обвинил компанию в обструкции во время расследования.

Definitions

The act of delaying or obstructing by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive.

The committee accused the witness of stonewalling during the investigation.

Synonyms

stonewallingadjective

/ˈstəʊnwɔːlɪŋ/

/ˈstoʊnwɔlɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "stonewalling tactics").

Definitions

Relating to or involving the deliberate delaying or obstructive tactic of refusing to answer questions or cooperate.

The committee condemned their stonewalling tactics.

stonewallinggerund / present participle

Definitions

Actively refusing to communicate or cooperate; persistently obstructive.

The stonewalling witness frustrated everyone in the courtroom.

stonewallverb

stonewalling

Gerund

stonewalled

Past Simple

stonewalled

Past Participle

stonewalling

Gerund

/ˈstəʊnwɔːl/

/ˈstoʊnwɑl/

Translations

уклоняться

The politician continued to stonewall during the interview.

Политик продолжал уклоняться во время интервью.

саботировать

The committee decided to stonewall the new policy implementation.

Комитет решил саботировать внедрение новой политики.

Additional translations

жестко отгораживаться

Definitions

To delay or obstruct by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive.

The witness was accused of trying to stonewall the investigation by not providing clear answers.

To refuse to cooperate or comply with a request or demand.

The committee members decided to stonewall the proposal until further information was provided.

Synonyms

stonewallnoun

Definitions

An act or strategy of delaying, obstructing, or refusing to answer questions, typically in order to hinder a process or investigation.

Reporters ran into a stonewall when they asked the spokesperson about the company’s financial troubles.