8
pause(verb, stop, delay, object, rest)
8
quaver(noun, verb, beat, twist, shake)
8
rock(verb, move, shake, pause, swing)
8
stumble(verb, trip, fall, slip, stick)
8
vibrate(verb, move, change, beat, touch)
7
flap(noun, verb, beat, direct, twist)
7
demur(verb, withdraw, dispute, stick, challenge)
7
dither(noun, verb, pause, sway, decide)
7
doubt(noun, verb, dispute, stick, challenge)
7
reel(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip)
7
scruple(verb, dispute, have, stick, challenge)
7
shiver(noun, verb, move, beat, shake)
6
equivocate(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
6
halt(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
6
quake(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, shake)
6
tergiversate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, wander)
6
vary(verb, change, alter, swing, rock)
5
boggle(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
5
delay(noun, verb, stop, rest, relax)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change, alter)
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