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- Thesaurus|1.4k
- Abbreviations|0
82 entries under pause topic. ×
| pull back(expression, doubtful, falter, balk) | |
| pussyfoot(doubtful, disagree, hesitate, falter) | |
| shrink(doubtful, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| shy away(expression, doubtful, falter, balk) | |
| sit on fence(expression, idiom, irregular, falter) | |
| stammer(verb, sway, hesitate, ponder) | |
| stop(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| straddle(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble) | |
| stutter(verb, hesitate, ponder, stumble) | |
| swerve(verb, move, change, remove, turn) | |
| think about(expression, doubtful, falter, balk) | |
| weigh(doubtful, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| fret(stick, shy, doubtful, hesitate) | |
| gag(stick, shy, doubtful, hesitate) | |
| palter(verb, escape, shake, sway) | |
| pussyfoot around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shake) | |
| run hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, shake) | |
| be unable to decide(verb, shake, sway, vary) | |
| deliberate(verb, shake, sway, vary) | |
| tail off(expression, hesitate, waver) |
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