4
shilly-shallying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
4
shrinking(verb, hesitating, flinching)
4
tremulous(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, unsteady)
4
unclear(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled)
4
vacillate
4
wobbly(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, unstable)
3
awkward(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
3
blundering(verb, failing)
3
blurred(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
3
demur(noun, verb, doubt, integrity, morality)
3
dim(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
3
dithering(noun, verb, adjective, uncertainty, hesitant)
3
dull(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
3
flagging(noun, adjective)
3
hazy(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
3
ill-defined(adjective, weak, pale, faded)
3
indistinct(adjective, weak, pale, confused, rambling)
3
limp
3
lumbering(adjective, uncertain, hesitant, tentative)
3
recoiling(verb, hesitating, flinching)
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