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delaying(noun, adjective, quiet, delay)
15
loitering(noun, adjective, check, delay)
12
lingering(noun, adjective, check, delay)
10
dallying(adjective, slow, procrastinating)
9
dragging(adjective, slow, slowing)
7
crawling(adjective, slow, slowing)
7
plodding(adjective, slow, slowing)
6
dillydallying(adjective, slow)
5
creeping(adjective, slow, slowing)
5
lagging
5
loafing(noun, delay, inactivity, lethargy)
4
dilly-dallying(noun, delay, uncertainty, inactivity)
4
hesitating
4
poking(adjective, slow, slowing)
4
tarrying(noun, check, delay, stay)
3
dawdle
3
lolling
3
procrastinating(adjective, delay, late, trifling)
3
stay(noun, check, delay, wait)
3
trudging(adjective, slow, slowing)
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