stalling

(noun) a tactic used to mislead or delay. Synonyms: stall.

(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing. Synonyms: procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally. Example: "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days."

(verb) come to a stop. Synonyms: stall, conk. Example: "The car stalled in the driveway."

(verb) deliberately delay an event or action. Synonyms: stall. Example: "She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling."

(verb) put into, or keep in, a stall. Synonyms: stall. Example: "Stall the horse."

(verb) experience a stall in flight, of airplanes. Synonyms: stall.

(verb) cause an airplane to go into a stall. Synonyms: stall.

(verb) cause an engine to stop. Synonyms: stall. Example: "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car."