Balking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Balking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of balk.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of balk.
More Meanings
- A frustration or disappointment; a check.
- That balks.
Example Sentences
This supernatural world is the world of fulfilled desire, the world where the balkings, the trials and tribulations, the sorrows and the sins are no more, and where life is as the personality would have it […]
Word Forms
- balkings
Synonyms for balking
Depending on context, synonyms include intractable, balky.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include balky, intractable, chequing, checking, checker, checkback.
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