20
delayed
12
lingered(verb, procrastinated)
10
paused
9
halted
8
doubted
7
dawdled(verb, procrastinated)
7
faltered
7
vacillated(verb, procrastinated)
7
waited
7
dithered
7
procrastinated(verb, procrastinated)
6
fluctuated
6
hovered
6
recoiled
6
wavered(verb, suspected, disbelieved, mistrusted)
5
balked
5
alternated
5
boggled
5
dallied(verb, procrastinated)
5
demurred
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