82 entries under pause topic. ×

15
equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
10
tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
10
pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut)
9
waffle(noun, verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid)
5
vacillate(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
4
hesitate(verb, delay, shake, sway)
3
defer(verb, delay, hesitate, falter)
3
delay(noun, verb, defer, hesitate)
3
dither(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
2
alternate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
balance(hesitate, compensation, falter, balk)
2
be irresolute(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid)
2
boggle(verb, hesitate, falter, waver)
2
fluctuate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
hover(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
2
oscillate(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
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