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Definition of stonewall verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

stonewall

verb

NAmE//ˈstoʊnwɔl//

[transitive, intransitive] stonewall (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stonewall

he / she / it stonewalls

past simple stonewalled

-ing form stonewalling

(especially in politics) to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot

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