| equivocate(verb, delay, pause, wait, defer) |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay) |
| stammer(noun, verb, trip, fall, slip) |
| balance(verb, pause, wait, scruple, irresolution) |
| dilly-dally(verb, delay, waste, shake, pause) |
| dawdle(verb, check, delay, stay, hinder) |
| hover(verb, pause, wait, linger, falter) |
| recoil(verb, withdraw, retreat, falter, shrink) |
| stutter(noun, verb, pause, wait, stumble) |
| temporize(verb, time, cool, gain, delay) |
| doubt(noun, verb, dispute, stick, challenge) |
| tergiversate(verb, pause, wait, wander, waver) |
| boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, falter) |
| dally(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle) |
| debate(verb, pause, wait, scruple, irresolution) |
| deliberate(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax) |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change, delay) |
| hum and haw(verb, expression, idiom, irresolution, stammering) |
| think twice(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay) |
| fumble(verb, pause, wait, waver, scruple) |