66 entries under demur topic. ×

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falter(verb, check, trip, fall, withdraw)
23
vacillate(verb, change, delay, yield, stay)
22
waver(verb, stop, change, trip, fall)
13
fluctuate(verb, change, dispute, alter, challenge)
10
shilly-shally(verb, delay, dispute, challenge, doubt)
10
balk(verb, stop, check, withdraw, delay)
9
shrink(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, pause)
4
flinch(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat)
4
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
4
stickle(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
3
have qualms(verb, expression, dispute, stick, challenge)
3
swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait)
3
wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge)
2
backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
reel(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip)
2
shake(verb, stop, withdraw, delay, rest)
2
start(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, dodge)
2
withdraw(verb, retreat, dodge, recoil, retract)
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