3
struggle
3
stumble(verb, falter, stammer)
3
whir(noun, verb, sibilate, sibilation)
2
alternate(adjective, discontinuity)
2
babble
2
bark
2
bluster
2
dance(verb, flash, waver, sparkle, glimmer)
2
drawl
2
drool(verb, ejection, hiss, spew, gob)
2
eject
2
fight
2
flicker(verb, flash, waver, sparkle, glimmer)
2
flit(verb, flash, waver, sparkle, glimmer)
2
flitter(verb, flash, waver, sparkle, glimmer)
2
flow(verb, issue, surge, river)
2
flutter(verb, flash, waver, sparkle, glimmer)
2
fume
2
gabble
2
gurgle
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