verb
- to refuse to cooperate or answer questions; to obstruct or delay by being unresponsive
Usage: informal
noun
- a wall built of stones without mortar
Examples
- The witness tried to stonewall the prosecutor’s questions.
- Politicians often stonewall when asked about controversial topics.
- The committee stonewalled the investigation for months.
- An old stonewall marked the boundary between the two farms.
- They built a stonewall around the garden using local rocks.
- The ancient stonewall had stood for centuries without mortar.