3
pivot(verb, cut, turn, pass, twist)
3
recur(verb, recur)
3
rotate(verb, cut, turn, pass, twist)
3
shilly-shally(verb, alter, vary, hesitate, falter)
3
shiver(verb, upset, beat, disturb, shake)
3
shudder(verb, upset, disturb, shake, swing)
3
tergiversate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
3
thrash(verb, disturb, agitate, swing, throw)
3
wheel(verb, cut, turn, pass, twist)
3
whirl(verb, cut, turn, pass, twist)
3
wiggle(verb, beat, turn, shake, swing)
2
be irresolute(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, change)
2
bump(verb, upset, disturb, shake, swing)
2
careen(verb, shock, shake, swing, sway)
2
circle(verb, cut, turn, pass, twist)
2
coil(noun, verb, move, twist, swell)
2
come around(expression, cut, turn, pass, twist)
2
ebb and flow(verb, expression, idiom, change, alter)
2
flit(verb, upset, beat, disturb, shake)
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