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Answer for the clue "Stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate ", 12 letters:
stonewalling

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n. stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate

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vb. (present participle of stonewall English)

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Stonewalling is a refusal to communicate or cooperate. Such behaviour occurs in situations such as marriage guidance counseling, diplomatic negotiations, politics and legal cases. Body language may indicate and reinforce this by avoiding contact and engagement ...

Usage examples of stonewalling.

Bushs embrace yesterday of a document that may figure in a criminal conspiracy is far worse: his encouragement of Barrs stonewalling places the Iraqgate scandal in the Oval Office.

Bush's embrace yesterday of a document that may figure in a criminal conspiracy is far worse: his encouragement of Barr's stonewalling places the Iraqgate scandal in the Oval Office.