To raise or prompt a question.
To sidestep or fail to address a question.
To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii).
To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate or temporize.