27
stutter(noun, verb, pause, flow, introduce)
22
hesitate(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
17
falter(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
14
stumble(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
11
splutter(noun, verb, stumble, faltering, stutter)
9
pause(noun, verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
8
bumble(verb, trip, fall, falter)
8
halt(noun, verb, shake, pause, sway)
7
mumble(verb, utter, flow, stumble, babble)
7
sputter(verb, stumble, falter, stutter)
6
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, pause, hesitate)
5
hammer(verb, falter, stutter, stammering)
5
lisp(noun, verb)
5
haw
5
mutter(verb, utter, flow, babble, whisper)
5
totter(verb, move, hesitate, stumble, falter)
5
waver(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
4
wobble(verb, fall, hesitate, stumble, waver)
4
bobble(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
3
stammering(noun, verb)
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