10
faltering(noun, verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
7
blundering(verb, simple, failing, inept, clumsy)
6
staggering(verb, adjective)
5
halting(verb, adjective, uncertain, awkward, hesitant)
5
slipping(verb, erring)
5
stammering(noun, verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
4
erring(verb, adjective, erring)
4
floundering(verb, failing, clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
4
stuttering(noun, adjective, delay, weakness, doubt)
4
tottering
4
tripping(verb, erring)
3
awkward(adjective, uncertain, hesitant, inept, clumsy)
3
bungling(verb, adjective, simple, awkward, inept)
3
fluffing(verb, erring)
3
hesitating(verb, adjective)
3
maladroit(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
2
botching(verb, erring)
2
bumbling(verb, simple, awkward, inept, clumsy)
2
failing(verb, failing)
2
fumbling(noun, verb, delay, weakness, doubt)
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