62 entries under pause topic. ×

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vacillate(verb, change, reduce, turn, diminish)
15
fluctuate(verb, stop, change, reduce, turn)
15
oscillate(verb, stop, change, alter, reach)
13
shift(verb, move, stop, change, reduce)
9
waver(verb, change, alter, swing)
9
seesaw(verb, stop, change, alter, shift)
7
hesitate(verb, change, alter, swing)
5
dither(verb, sway, hesitate, ponder)
4
tergiversate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
3
equivocate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
3
flounder(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
be irresolute(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, change)
2
hedge(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, change)
2
hover(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
shy away(verb, expression, move, stop, change)
2
straddle(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
1
balance(verb, stop, hesitate, ponder)
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