5
hesitation
5
shift(verb, change, alter, pause, swing)
5
swerve(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat, pause)
5
waffle(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
5
waggle(noun, verb)
5
weave(verb, move, shake, swing, rock)
4
flit(verb, beat, fly, flash, wave)
4
bobble(noun, verb, pause, hesitate, stumble)
4
change(verb, alter, swing, vary, hesitate)
4
flip(noun, verb)
4
flounder(verb, fall, pause, hesitate, stumble)
4
glint(noun, verb, flash, glow, sparkle)
4
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pause, hesitate)
4
have qualms(verb, expression, dispute, stick, challenge)
4
hover(verb, beat, pause, flash, hesitate)
4
lurch(verb, drop, take, trip, fall)
4
roll(noun, verb, shake, pause, swing)
4
seesaw(verb, change, twist, alter, shake)
4
shuffle(trip, fall, slip, hesitate, falter)
4
stammer(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
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