stalling
pronunciation
How to pronounce stalling in British English:
UK ['stɔ:lɪŋ]
How to pronounce stalling in American English:
US ['stɔlɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
Word Origin
- stalling (n.)
- "action of being evasive," 1927, verbal noun from stall (v.2).
Example
- 1. Economic growth showed signs of stalling in the u.s. , while china 's economy cooled .
- 2. The current modest proposals to tweak voting power and representation are insufficient and already stalling .
- 3. In many developing-world capitals , policymakers worry more about their economies overheating than stalling out .
- 4. That opposition has been a gift for rich countries justifying their own stalling .
- 5. Central banks tried to help stalling economies .