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adjective

Definition of stallingnext
1
as in blocking

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2
as in procrastinating

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stalling

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verb

present participle of stall
1
as in halting
to bring (something) to a standstill endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial

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2
as in dying
to stop functioning the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalling
  1. halting
  2. dying
  3. stopping
  4. catching
  5. failing
  6. blocking
  7. arresting
Verb
  • Over-blanching cooks the vegetable, while under-blanching stimulates enzyme activity instead of halting it.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the deal, which the companies can appeal.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of halting
Verb
  • People around the world have been dying to see how this one ends.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The shooter approached from behind, opened fire, and left the Chief Executive of UnitedHealthcare dying on a Manhattan sidewalk.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dying
Verb
  • Nothing is stopping you from trying out things.
    Adam Fayed, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Freezing foods below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius) keeps them safe for longer by stopping bacterial growth.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Spaces represent the steps in catching, slaughtering and preparing a goose for the festive table, and pitfalls—like a jail, a tavern or death—could lose a player a turn or two, or return them to the start.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company more than survived, catching the eye of private equity giant Blackstone, which purchased Vivient in 2012 for $2 billion.
    Dardan Pula, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of failing
Verb
  • Instead, try blocking the first 60-90 minutes of your day as focus time.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier today, a federal judge sided with the FTC in blocking the merger of grocery giants Kroger and Safeway.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of blocking
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  • Police have charged 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in his death after arresting him in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Architecture Structure and exterior design The most arresting features of the Sydney Opera House are, of course, its overlapping concrete shells, or sails.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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