- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|390
- Abbreviations|0
62 entries under pause topic. ×
| equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear) | |
| hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, clear) | |
| waffle(verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear, decline) | |
| hesitate(verb, wait, wander, waver) | |
| pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut) | |
| vacillate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid) | |
| shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline) | |
| waver(verb, hesitate, falter, wander) | |
| fluctuate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| alternate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| dither(verb, hesitate, evade, falter) | |
| oscillate(verb, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid) | |
| boggle(hesitate, scruple) | |
| swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid) | |
| balance(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| balk(avoid, hide, escape, conceal) | |
| be irresolute(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) | |
| be reluctant(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
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