14
stuttering(noun, verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
12
faltering(noun, adjective, delay, weakness, doubt)
9
halting(noun, verb, adjective, uncertain, hesitant)
9
hesitation(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
6
dawdling(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
6
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, tentative)
6
inarticulate(adjective, unable)
6
mumbling
6
stumbling(noun, verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
5
hesitating(verb, adjective)
5
procrastination(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
5
spluttering
5
stammer
4
bumbling(verb, uncertain, hesitant, tentative)
4
lisping
4
stutter
3
ashamed(adjective, remorseful, regretting)
3
awkward(adjective, uncertain, hesitant, silent, tentative)
3
impediment
2
fumbling(noun, verb, delay, weakness, doubt)
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