stonewall
verb (used without object)
to engage in stonewalling.
is stonewalling
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present progressiveof stonewall (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We are the would-be buyer here and we don’t even know what exists,” Spiro said of the data he alleged Twitter is stonewalling.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
But now, the university is stonewalling, claiming the release of that report is an invasion of her privacy.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2017
"Now the State Department is stonewalling and is refusing to answer basic questions about its review. I'm calling on Secretary Kerry to address this issue."
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2015
“In a word, yes. I’m guessing now, but I think she believes that Branwell is stonewalling, that his silence is just a stubborn refusal to talk about what happened.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
