75 entries under dither topic. ×

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stop(verb, restrain, delay, stay, suppress)
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swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, wait)
3
totter(verb, move, trip, fall, delay)
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reel(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip)
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shake(verb, stop, withdraw, delay, rest)
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shift(verb, change, alter, pause, swing)
2
weave(verb, shake, pause, sway, vary)
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be indecisive(verb, change, swing, falter, waver)
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be uncertain(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, change, alter)
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change(verb, alter, swing, vary, falter)
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change mind(verb, expression, change, waver, fluctuate)
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fence-straddle(verb, change, swing, waver, fluctuate)
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pussyfoot around(verb, expression, change, falter, waver)
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quiver(verb, shake, pause, sway, vary)
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rock(verb, change, pause, stumble, waver)
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run hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, falter, waver)
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seesaw(verb, change, alter, pause, swing)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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sway(verb, change, alter, shake, swing)
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