51 entries under falter topic. ×

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hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
13
equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
10
tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
6
waffle(verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear, decline)
4
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, object)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
3
shrink(verb, pause, hesitate, balk)
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid)
2
demur(verb, object, pause, protest, disagree)
2
pull back(expression, pause, hesitate, balk)
2
shy away(expression, pause, hesitate, balk)
2
think twice(expression, pause, hesitate, balk)
2
vacillate(object, pause, disagree, hesitate)
1
alternate(pause, hesitate, balk, scruple)
1
balance(pause, hesitate, balk, scruple)
1
balk(avoid, hide, escape, pause, conceal)
1
be irresolute(pause, hesitate, balk, scruple)
1
be reluctant(object, pause, protest, hesitate)
1
be unwilling(pause, hesitate, balk, scruple)
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