73 entries under decrease topic. ×

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linger(verb, stop, hold, advance, keep)
30
dawdle(verb, check, keep, play, fail)
23
delay(noun, verb, stop, check, reduce)
20
tarry(verb, stop, hold, keep, settle)
18
lag(noun, verb, stop, keep, reduce)
17
dally(verb, stop, settle, play, fail)
15
lounge(noun, verb, pass, play, fail)
13
poke(verb, move, check, fail, delay)
13
idle(verb, pass, play, fail, delay)
12
drag(verb, move, hold, keep, fail)
12
procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, reduce, settle)
11
trail(verb, fail, delay, diminish, follow)
10
saunter(verb, fail, delay, diminish)
10
straggle(verb, fail, draw, diminish, follow)
9
stay(verb, stop, advance, maintain, fail)
8
stall(verb, check, keep, reduce, restrain)
7
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay)
7
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, fail)
6
dillydally(verb, fail, delay, diminish)
6
falter(verb, check, fail, delay, draw)
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