verb
- to refuse to cooperate or answer questions; to delay or obstruct by being evasive
Usage: informal
Examples
- The witness stonewalls every question from the prosecutor.
- When asked about the budget cuts, the mayor stonewalls reporters.
- The company stonewalls investigators trying to examine their records.
- He stonewalls whenever we ask about his plans for the project.
- The politician stonewalls during the interview, avoiding direct answers.
- She stonewalls her parents when they ask about her grades.