- verbstalling (present participle)
- (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine:"her car stalled at the crossroads"
- (of an aircraft or its pilot) reach a condition where the speed is too low to allow effective operation of the controls.
- sailinghave insufficient wind power in the sails to give controlled motion.
- cause (an engine, vehicle, aircraft, or boat) to stall.
- stop or cause to stop making progress:"his career had stalled, hers taken off" · "years of hurdles and permit applications have stalled the much-needed renovations"
- speak or act in a deliberately vague way in order to gain more time to deal with a question or issue; prevaricate:"she was stalling for time"
- delay or divert (someone) by stalling:"stall him until I've had time to take a look"
- put or keep (an animal) in a stall, especially in order to fatten it:"the horses were stalled at Upper Bolney Farm"
OriginOld English steall ‘stable or cattle shed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stal, also to stand. Early senses of the verb included ‘reside, dwell’ and ‘bring to a halt’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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- Stalling in English can mean123:
- To delay, especially by avoiding a direct answer or action.
- To be delayed, impeded, or interrupted.
- (Of an engine, car, aircraft, etc.) to be stalled or go through the process of stalling.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to delay, esp. by avoiding a direct answer or action: [ ~ + object] deliberately tried to stall the talks so that we wouldn't get a raise. [ no object] You're stalling; just give us an answer. to be delayed, impeded, or interrupted:[ no object] Once again contract talks have stalled.www.wordreference.com/definition/stalling(of an engine, car, aircraft, etc.) to be stalled or go through the process of stalling (sometimes followed by to come to a standstill; be brought to a stop. to stick fast, as in mire. to occupy a stall, as an animal. First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English “to put, place”www.dictionary.com/browse/stallpresent participle of stall stall verb uk / stɔːl / us / stɑːl / stall verb (ENGINE) [ I or T ] If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stalling Explore further
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