10
dawdled(verb, slowed, procrastinated)
9
loitered(verb, slowed)
8
delayed(verb, slowed)
6
waited(verb, remained)
5
tarried(verb, abided, remained)
5
dallied(verb, procrastinated)
4
crawled(verb, slowed)
4
dragged(verb, slowed)
4
plodded(verb, slowed)
4
poked(verb, slowed)
4
remained(verb, abided, remained)
4
stayed(verb, remained)
3
persisted(verb, abided, remained)
3
crept(verb, slowed)
3
endured(verb, abided, remained)
3
hesitated(verb, procrastinated)
3
hindered(verb, slowed)
3
lasted(verb, abided, remained)
3
procrastinated(verb, procrastinated)
3
slowed(verb, slowed)
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