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prevaricate(verb, decline, promote, favor, create)
20
tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
19
quibble(verb, stop, halt, stay, slow)
19
waffle(verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear, decline)
18
hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
16
fence(verb, move, cut, decline, favor)
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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, issue)
10
pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut)
10
vacillate(verb, escape, pause, ponder)
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shilly-shally(verb, avoid, dodge, evade)
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beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, stop, issue)
6
waver(verb, pause, stumble, falter)
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stall(verb, fix, delay, avoid, dodge)
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dither(verb, pause, ponder, stumble)
4
fluctuate(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
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stonewall(verb, stop, cover, halt, slow)
3
alternate(verb, stop, pause, balance)
3
oscillate(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
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