stalling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
   stall.
   
2. verb postpone doing what one should be doing
   dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
   
   • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
3. verb come to a stop
   stall; conk.
   
   • The car stalled in the driveway
4. verb deliberately delay an event or action
   stall.
   
   • she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
5. verb put into, or keep in, a stall
   stall.
   
   • Stall the horse
6. verb experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
   stall.
   
7. verb cause an airplane to go into a stall
   stall.
   
8. verb cause an engine to stop
   stall.
   
   • The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car

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