165 entries under noun topic. ×

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wavering(adjective, weak, delay, difficulty)
11
halting(verb, adjective, weak, delicate)
11
hesitation(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
10
stumbling(verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
8
stammering(verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
8
stuttering(adjective, delay, weakness, doubt)
7
falter
7
tottering(verb, weak, unstable, unsettled)
6
staggering(verb, adjective, stumbling)
5
doubt(delay, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty)
5
hesitancy(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
5
hobbling(verb, stumbling)
5
waver
4
disbelief(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
doddering
4
pause(delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
4
problem(anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, dissent)
4
quandary(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
scruple(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
4
shilly-shallying(uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
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