Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "stalling" shine ya sa a daina samun ci gaba; don jinkirta ko hana ci gaba ko aiki; don tsayawa ko jinkirta ci gaba, ci gaba, ko aiwatarwa. Hakanan yana iya nufin jinkirtawa da gangan ko guje wa ba da takamaiman amsa ko yanke shawara. Bugu da ƙari, a cikin jirgin sama, "stalling" yana nufin yanayin da jirgin ya yi hasarar dagawa kuma ya fara fadowa saboda gudun sa yana da yawa ko kuma kusurwar da ya yi girma.
1. He carefully sipped the hot coffee, stalling for time to compose an answer.
2. He takes a gulp of his coffee and gazes out the window, stalling.
3. Icy eyes surveyed me from head to toe, stalling a few moments on my messy, wet hair before settling on my face.
4. She was stalling, but the shaping helped calm her nerves.
5. Finally, with no more excuses for stalling, I pushed myself off the bench and went to grab a ball.
6. She looked away to avoid stalling the stiff-faced servant.
7. Jack said the elevator down was the same effect as stalling an airplane.