172 entries under verb topic. ×

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quibble(avoid, escape, lie, disagree)
4
stall(avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
3
beg the question(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
3
blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, move, stop)
3
demur(object, pause, protest, disagree)
3
evade(avoid, shift, escape, frustrate)
3
hover(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
3
mince words(expression, escape, lie, shuffle)
3
sidestep(avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
3
stumble(pause, hesitate, falter, waver)
3
stutter(pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
3
swerve(move, stop, change, remove)
2
alternate(stop, change, alter, adjust)
2
avoid(slip, shift, escape, shuffle)
2
back and fill(expression, idiom, hesitate)
2
be irresolute(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
2
beat around the bush(expression, idiom, avoid, escape)
2
bottom out(expression, move, change, remove)
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cavil(object, doubt, escape, protest)
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change(move, turn, alter, adjust)
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