16
vacillate(verb, delay, dispute, alter, challenge)
11
hesitate(verb, delay, dispute, challenge, doubt)
10
waver(verb, dispute, alter, challenge, doubt)
9
dawdle(verb, cool, delay, wait, hesitate)
8
fluctuate(verb, change, dispute, alter, challenge)
7
delay(noun, verb, weakness, doubt, hesitate)
7
dither(verb, decide, hesitate, stall, falter)
7
equivocate(verb, avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade)
7
pause(noun, verb, act, cool, delay)
7
procrastinate(verb, delay, put, wait, hesitate)
7
tergiversate(verb, avoid, dodge, evade, falter)
6
falter(verb, decide, hesitate, limp, waver)
6
halt(verb, decide, hesitate, stall, falter)
6
linger(verb, cool, delay, wait, hesitate)
6
shy(adjective, irresolute)
6
vacillant(adjective, decide, hesitant)
5
alternate(verb, change, alter, adjust, range)
5
dally(verb, cool, delay, wait, hesitate)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change, delay)
5
hesitation(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
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