61 entries under equivocate topic. ×

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pause(noun, verb, stop, delay, object)
23
vacillate(verb, change, delay, yield, stay)
22
waver(verb, stop, change, trip, fall)
19
wait(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
16
delay(verb, stop, check, restrain, stay)
13
fluctuate(verb, change, dispute, alter, challenge)
12
linger(verb, cool, delay, stay, pause)
10
shilly-shally(verb, delay, dispute, challenge, doubt)
10
halt(noun, verb, stop, delay, rest)
8
dither(verb, shake, pause, sway, wait)
8
stall(verb, check, cool, delay, hinder)
8
alternate(verb, adjective, change, alter, pause)
7
dawdle(verb, check, delay, stay, hinder)
7
hover(verb, pause, wait, linger, falter)
6
boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, falter)
6
dally(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
6
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change, delay)
6
think twice(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
5
stagger(verb, trip, fall, delay, stay)
5
straddle(verb, pause, wait, falter, waver)
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