452 entries under verb topic. ×

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lallygag
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last(stop, hold, advance, maintain)
10
poke(fail, delay, draw, diminish)
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stick around(expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
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bide(stop, hold, settle, delay)
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creep(slow, dawdle, slowness, lag)
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hang on(expression, phrasal verb, hold, delay)
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hesitate(cool, delay, stay, pause)
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saunter(fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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stall(stop, keep, block, delay)
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amble(delay, stay, walk, idle)
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hang about(expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
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lollygag(pass, delay, idle, wait)
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pause(stop, settle, delay, continue)
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stroll(delay, stay, walk, idle)
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dillydally(stop, fail, delay, diminish)
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drift(move, pass, delay, stay)
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hang(stop, settle, delay, draw)
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hang back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, fail)
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idle(fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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