10
stumbled(noun, verb, failed, stumbled)
10
hesitated(verb, hesitated)
6
blundered(verb, failed)
5
tottered(verb, stumbled)
5
wavered
4
failed(verb, failed)
4
flinched(verb, withdrew, blanched, shook, recoiled)
4
floundered(verb, failed)
4
shrank(verb, hesitated, flinched)
4
staggered(verb, stumbled)
4
stuttered
3
dithered
3
recoiled(verb, hesitated, flinched)
3
delayed(verb, hesitated)
3
demurred
3
fell(verb, failed)
3
paused(verb, hesitated)
3
vacillated
2
balked(verb, hesitated)
2
boggled
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