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164 entries under verb topic. ×

4
temporize
4
wait(delay, stay, idle, remain)
3
balk(pause, hesitate, falter, scruple)
3
dally(stop, fail, delay, draw)
3
demur(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
3
fall back(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
3
hold off(expression, pause, linger, falter)
3
lag behind(expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
3
recoil(cringe, flinch)
3
scruple(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
3
shrink back(expression, phrasal verb, follow, pull)
3
think twice(expression, pause, hesitate, falter)
3
vacillate(delay, stay, pause, idle)
2
be dilatory(delay, stay, idle, remain)
2
blench(recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
boggle(pause, hesitate, recoil, falter)
2
cringe(recoil, flinch)
2
draw back(expression, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
flinch(recoil, cringe)
2
hang fire
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