Definitions for stonewalling
stonewalling

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1. stonewallingnoun

   stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate

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1. Stonewalling

   Stonewalling is a refusal to communicate or cooperate. Such behaviour occurs in situations such as marriage guidance counseling, diplomatic negotiations, politics and legal cases. Body language may indicate and reinforce this by avoiding contact and engagement with the other party. People use deflection in a conversation in order to render a conversation pointless and insignificant. Tactics in stonewalling include giving sparse, vague responses, refusing to answer questions, or responding to questions with additional questions. Stonewalling can be used as a stalling tactic rather than an avoidance tactic.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stonewalling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stonewalling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of stonewalling in a Sentence

1. Mike Lynch:

   After three years of (HP CEO) Meg Whitman's stonewalling, is this it?, hP's claim is finally laid bare for what it is -- a desperate search for a scapegoat for its own errors and incompetence.

2. Hunter Biden:

   It is time for this administration stop stonewalling and provide the Congress with all the facts it needs, including a copy of the formal complaint made by the whistleblower. And it's time for the Congress to fully investigate the conduct of this President.

3. Clint Hickman:

   I got a phone call from the White House switchboard, and I have to say it : All of these people that called me, it wasn't stonewalling. We were in litigation at all these points. ... Whatever needed to be said, needed to be said in a courtroom in front of a judge or a jury.

4. Jamal Ware:

   If indeed this is a sign the stonewalling and political protection effort that was previously being run by the (State) Department is diminishing, the committee welcomes it, the proof will be in the production.

5. Paul Watson:

   They're just basically stonewalling me on this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stonewalling
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewalling