0 present participle of stonewall
1 to stop a discussion from developing by refusing to answer questions or by talking in such a way that you prevent other people from giving their opinions:
The stonewalling subscale assesses an individual's refusal to work together with a partner toward conflict resolution.
Because of the severity of conflict associated with problem drinking, stonewalling (emotional disengagement, withdrawal from the relationship) may therefore be a problem for such couples.
He seems to be on a sticky wicket today and is stonewalling against everything.
I wish his imagination as a constructive statesman was equal to his capacity for stonewalling.
I believe that universities have been stonewalling against the technical colleges.
I have written to it about many of these matters and have received only stonewalling answers.
I cannot remember ever having signed or received so palpable an example of stonewalling as the letter we have just received.
But to say outright that he cannot do anything is just stonewalling.
