10
shake(verb, twist, fly, pause, swing)
9
doubt(verb, dispute, stick, challenge, object)
9
reel(verb, twist, shake, fly, pause)
9
rock(verb, shake, pause, swing, sway)
8
delay(verb, stay, pause, idle, remain)
8
equivocate(verb, escape, pause, hesitate, ponder)
8
hover(verb, pause, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
8
procrastinate(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
8
scruple(verb, dispute, have, stick, challenge)
8
tergiversate(verb, pause, swing, hesitate, falter)
7
dally(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
7
demur(verb, dispute, stick, challenge, object)
7
dilly-dally(verb, delay, waste, shake, vary)
7
halt(noun, verb, shake, pause, sway)
7
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, move, change)
7
pause(verb, object, doubt, protest, disagree)
7
stall(verb, hesitate, fluctuate, procrastinate)
7
wave(verb, move, twist, alter, swell)
6
bob(verb, move, shake, swing, tremble)
6
flutter(verb, move, change, touch, twist)
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