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fence-straddle(verb, waver, fluctuate, equivocate)
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fumble(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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hang(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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hang back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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hold back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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hold off(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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linger(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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pause(verb, ponder, stumble, falter)
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ponder(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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pull back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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pussyfoot(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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pussyfoot around(verb, expression, waver, fluctuate)
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run hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, waver)
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scruple(pause, falter, balk)
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shrink(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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stammer(shake, pause, sway, falter)
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stop(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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stumble(pause, sway, falter, balk)
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stutter(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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APASmart Define. (2016). alternate thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/alternate/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "alternate thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/alternate/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed October 1, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, alternate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 1 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/alternate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "alternate thesaurus" 26 February 2016. Web. 1 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/alternate/thesaurus/synonyms>