4
curbs(noun, verb, hinders)
4
halts(noun, verb, breaks, limits, stops)
4
handicaps(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
impedes(verb, hinders)
4
jams(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
lags(noun, verb)
4
lingers(verb, slows)
4
mires(noun, verb, hinders, flounder, hindrances)
4
postponements(noun, interruptions)
4
recesses(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts)
4
retards(verb, slows)
4
tangles(noun, verb, hinders, flounder, hindrances)
3
bungs(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
3
dallies(noun, verb, stops, tracks, pulls)
3
dams(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
3
dawdles(verb, slows)
3
delay
3
detains(verb, hinders)
3
hampers(noun, verb, hinders)
3
hindrances(noun, hindrances)
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