87 entries under pause topic. ×

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equivocate(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
6
halt(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
6
tergiversate(verb, hesitate, falter, wander)
5
boggle(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
5
delay(noun, verb, stop, rest, relax)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change, alter)
5
shift(verb, change, alter, swing)
5
swerve(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat)
5
waffle(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter)
4
bobble(noun, verb, hesitate, stumble)
4
flounder(verb, fall, hesitate, stumble)
4
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hesitate)
4
have qualms(verb, expression, dispute, stick, challenge)
4
hover(verb, beat, flash, hesitate)
4
lurch(verb, drop, take, trip, fall)
4
roll(noun, verb, shake, swing)
4
seesaw(verb, change, twist, alter, shake)
4
stammer(verb, trip, fall, slip, collapse)
3
balance(verb, hesitate, falter, balk)
3
debate(hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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