The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stalling \Stall"ing\ (st[add]l"[i^]ng), n.
   Stabling. --Tennyson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stall \Stall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stalled (st[add]ld); p. pr.
   & vb. n. Stalling.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.]
   1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or
      stalls; as, to stall an ox.
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            Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. --Dryden.
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   2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.]
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   3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to
      install. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get
      on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. --Burton.
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            His horses had been stalled in the snow. --E. E.
                                                  Hale.
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   5. To forestall; to anticipate. [Obs.]
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            This is not to be stall'd by my report. --Massinger.
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   6. To keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.]
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            Stall this in your bosom.             --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stalling
    n 1: a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: stall,
         stalling]