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92 entries under pause topic. ×

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hesitate(verb, change, delay, alter, object)
8
equivocate(verb, stop, issue, avoid, shift)
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falter(verb, hesitate, stumble, waver)
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stammer(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
7
vacillate(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
6
tergiversate(verb, stop, avoid, escape)
6
waffle(verb, move, stop, change, remove)
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fluctuate(verb, move, stop, change, remove)
5
hedge(verb, stop, avoid, escape)
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shift(verb, move, stop, change, alter)
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waver(verb, change, alter, object, doubt)
4
oscillate(verb, stop, change, alter)
4
pussyfoot(verb, stop, object, avoid, doubt)
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balance(change, vary, hesitate, falter)
3
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop)
3
demur(verb, object, protest, disagree)
3
hover(verb, stop, balance, hesitate)
3
stumble(verb, hesitate, falter, waver)
3
stutter(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
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swerve(verb, move, stop, change, remove)
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