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hold off(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hover(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
imperfect speech
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intone
1
judder
1
linger(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
lurch(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver, faltering)
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make low(expression, utter, babble, whisper, mutter)
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mammer
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meander(utter, flow, babble, whisper, ripple)
1
moan(utter, flow, babble, whisper, ripple)
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mouth
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oscillate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
palilalia
1
ponder(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
pull back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
purl(flow, babble, whisper, ripple, mutter)
1
purr(utter, flow, babble, whisper, ripple)
1
pussyfoot(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
1
quaver(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver)
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