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break(pause, stumble, waver)
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dally(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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debate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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defer(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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delay(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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demur(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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dillydally(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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dither(verb, pause, ponder, stumble)
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doubt(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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drop the ball(expression, idiom, pause, stumble)
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equivocate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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flounder(pause, stumble, falter, waver)
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fluctuate(verb, pause, stumble, falter)
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hang(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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hang back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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hedge(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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hold back(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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hold off(expression, pause, falter, balk)
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hover(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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linger(verb, pause, falter, balk)
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APASmart Define. (2015). stutter thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stutter/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "stutter thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/stutter/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, stutter thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/stutter/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "stutter thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stutter/thesaurus/synonyms>