82 entries under pause topic. ×

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hover(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
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scruple(verb, dispute, have, stick, challenge)
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tergiversate(verb, swing, hesitate, falter)
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dally(verb, delay, stay, idle)
7
demur(verb, dispute, stick, challenge, object)
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halt(noun, verb, shake, sway)
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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, move, change)
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linger(verb, delay, stay, idle)
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quaver(verb, shake, sway, hesitate)
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roll(verb, shake, swing, sway)
6
tremble(verb, touch, twist, shake, fly)
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flounder(shake, hesitate, stumble, falter)
5
whiffle(verb, sway, vary, hesitate)
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boggle(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
4
dillydally(verb, delay, stay, idle)
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hedge(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
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question(verb, dispute, stick, challenge, doubt)
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balk(verb, stick, object, shy)
3
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, move, change)
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bobble(swing, hesitate, stumble, waver)
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