4
dawdles(verb, procrastinates)
4
falters(noun, verb)
4
lingers(verb, procrastinates)
4
vacillates(verb, procrastinates)
3
pauses(noun, verb)
2
delays(noun, verb)
2
balks(noun, verb)
2
boggles
2
dallies(noun, verb, procrastinates)
2
demurs
2
dithers
2
doubts
2
fluctuates
2
halts(noun, verb)
2
hovers
2
procrastinates(noun, verb, procrastinates)
2
recoils(noun, verb)
2
shrinks(noun, verb)
2
waits
2
wavers
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