Stalling — synonyms, definition

1. stalling (Noun)

stall

stalling (Noun) — A tactic used to mislead or delay.

obstruction stonewalling

2. stalling (Verb)

conking dilly-dallying dillydallying dragging one's feet dragging one's heels procrastinating shillyshallying

stalling (Verb) — Postpone doing what one should be doing. ex. "He did not want to write the letter and stalled for days"

stalling (Verb) — (driving) come to a stop. ex. "The car stalled in the driveway"

stalling (Verb) — Deliberately delay an event or action. ex. "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

stalling (Verb) — Put into, or keep in, a stall. ex. "Stall the horse"

stalling (Verb) — (air travel) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes.

stalling (Verb) — (air travel) cause an aeroplane to go into a stall.

stalling (Verb) — Cause an engine to stop. ex. "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

delaying detaining halting holding up sheltering stopping procrastinating