59 entries under scruple topic. ×

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stumble(noun, verb, move, upset, trip)
31
hesitate(verb, check, trip, fall, withdraw)
19
waver(noun, verb, trip, fall, withdraw)
17
stammer(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
15
vacillate(verb, delay, yield, stay, twist)
12
stutter(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, speak)
10
pause(verb, end, terminate, decide, hesitate)
9
shrink(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
8
delay(noun, verb, check, draw, follow)
7
dither(noun, verb, pause, sway, decide)
7
fluctuate(verb, twist, fly, pause, signal)
6
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay)
5
balance(pause, hesitate, balk, stagger)
5
boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
5
dillydally(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, pause, hesitate)
5
linger(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
4
balk(verb, check, withdraw, delay, hinder)
4
debate(pause, hesitate, balk, irresolution)
4
hang(verb, draw, follow, extend, pause)
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