Explore Stalling through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like stall or obstruction. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stalling in a sentence
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Stalling meaning
present participle and gerund of stall
Synonyms of Stalling
Using Stalling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of stall
- Useful related words include: stall, obstruction.
- In the example corpus, stalling often appears in combinations such as: stalling the, of stalling, the stalling.
Context around Stalling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stalling
- In this selection, "stalling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, engines, deals, deliberately, proceedings, tactic and global stand out and add context to how "stalling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after stalling between the and are deliberately stalling proceedings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stalling" sits close to words such as accrued, angled and angst, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stalling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was a stalling tactic. (5 words)
Before, all they had was denying and stalling. (8 words)
Another user said their phone started the update before stalling and entering a "recovery screen". (15 words)
Aviation expert Ron Bartsch told the Today show that Nepal landings are difficult due to the high elevation of the country at the foot of the Himalayas, with the thinner air producing a risk of engines stalling if speed was not maintained. (42 words)
But in the following August the National Farmers Union in Scotland warned about delays to the sale of grain storage sites owned by AIS with some deals stalling at a time when a spring barley harvest was underway. (38 words)
Sandra’s fight to prove her innocence encounters a hefty dose of sexism — one more time, we are in France — and the aforementioned argument has Samuel blaming her success for the stalling of his own writing career. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
After stalling between the starting bid and $3.5million, the offers didn't stop until they had finally settled at $4.
Another user said their phone started the update before stalling and entering a "recovery screen".
Authorities said Thursday that there is evidence that Stalling was communicating with one of the escaped inmates, but declined further comment.
Aviation expert Ron Bartsch told the Today show that Nepal landings are difficult due to the high elevation of the country at the foot of the Himalayas, with the thinner air producing a risk of engines stalling if speed was not maintained.
Before, all they had was denying and stalling.
But in the following August the National Farmers Union in Scotland warned about delays to the sale of grain storage sites owned by AIS with some deals stalling at a time when a spring barley harvest was underway.
He said the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has no right to question the ruling Mahayuti government, especially when the former had indulged in stalling many developmental projects.
However, a drawn out saga has followed, leading to accusations that those in charge are deliberately stalling proceedings.
However they feel progress is now stalling with concerns about the level of sewage discharge into the River Mersey with swimmers saying they have seen evidence of it firsthand.
Huberman said stalling on the six-lane option could constrain future regional growth and send the wrong signal to international investors.
In a statement, the HSE said it had made great strides in tackling tobacco across the country in recent decades, but progress was stalling in recent years.
In Massachusetts, where some sources date the ban all the way back to the Puritan era, a campaign to repeal it made progress before stalling in the state Legislature in 2014.
It has already fallen back to the next test of support around $74 where it appears to be stalling.
It’s not for no reason the Russian assault on Avdiivka, a key Ukrainian stronghold in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, seems to be stalling out.
It's soon revealed that Batman was just stalling and has produced a utility knife to cut through the ropes tying him, as well as the answer.
It was a stalling tactic.
Japanese factories cut output slightly in December, capping an anaemic final quarter of 2022 for manufacturers hit by stalling global demand and rising costs.
Negotiations between Leicester City and Crystal Palace over Kelechi Iheanacho are ‘stalling’ with the two clubs apart on the transfer fee, according to reports.
Rocky fought out of a stalling suplex attempt and hit a huracanrana that dumped Claudio to ringside.
Sandra’s fight to prove her innocence encounters a hefty dose of sexism — one more time, we are in France — and the aforementioned argument has Samuel blaming her success for the stalling of his own writing career.
Common combinations with stalling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- stalling the 16×
- of stalling 9×
- the stalling 9×
- stalling and 8×
- and stalling 8×
- was stalling 7×
- are stalling 7×
- stalling in 6×
- be stalling 6×
- stalling of 6×