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Synonyms for straddle
verb bestridehesitated
verb. wait; be uncertain
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
ramble
verb. wander about; travel aimlessly
- amble
- bat around
- be all over the map
- branch off
- clamber
- climb
- cruise
- depart
- digress
- divagate
- diverge
- drift
- excurse
- extend
- fork
- gad
- gallivant
- get sidetracked
- knock about
- knock around
- meander
- perambulate
- percolate
- peregrinate
- promenade
- range
- roam
- rove
- saunter
- scramble
- snake
- sprangle
- sprawl
- spread
- spread-eagle
- straddle
- straggle
- stray
- stroll
- trail
- traipse
- turn
- twist
- walk
- wind
- zigzag
sprawl
verb. sit or lie spread out
sprawled
verb. sit or lie spread out
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