40
stumble(noun, verb, move, upset, trip)
31
hesitate(verb, check, trip, fall, withdraw)
27
stagger(noun, verb, move, upset, trip)
22
totter(noun, verb, move, upset, trip)
19
waver(noun, verb, trip, fall, withdraw)
17
stammer(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
15
vacillate(verb, delay, yield, stay, twist)
15
limp(noun, verb, trip, fall, fail)
12
stutter(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, speak)
12
wobble(verb, move, trip, fall, slip)
11
hobble(noun, verb, fail, delay, diminish)
11
teeter(verb, move, upset, fall, back)
10
halt(noun, verb, end, draw, follow)
10
flounder(noun, verb, fall, fail, failure)
10
lurch(verb, move, upset, shock, collapse)
10
fail(verb, fail, diminish, decrease, slow)
10
pause(verb, end, terminate, decide, hesitate)
10
reel(verb, move, trip, fall, withdraw)
10
rock(verb, shake, sway, lean, pitch)
10
tremble(verb, worry, withdraw, twist, shock)
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