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balking

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noun

balking

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verb

present participle of balk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for balking
Adjective
  • Timing Gaps: Traditional file transfers typically operate on rigid schedules—often daily or even weekly—creating frustrating delays between participant actions and results.
    Charlie Gautreaux, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Even the strongest and happiest relationships can falter when seemingly small, frustrating habits are left unaddressed.
    Jourdan Travers, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The baffling sight of the car inside the hangar came amid a larger expedition led by a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In contrast with the often thoughtful use of space, the production is marred by a baffling design choice.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Devices should be encrypted, powered down before border crossings, and stripped of non-essential data.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This is because, under the Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), refugee (asylum) claims at official land border crossings are barred.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Should deterrence fail, missile defenses can help mitigate damage to the homeland and help protect the U.S. population.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Kim criticized recent efforts by the United States and South Korea to expand joint military exercises and update their nuclear deterrence strategies, portraying them as preparations for war.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The case stemmed from a Groveland police officer in September 2020 stopping a Lyft car for speeding and tag lights that weren’t working.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • What’s stopping organizations from reaping the benefits of AI right now?
    Jesse Todd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe the trauma was having the type of brain that this type of world is not built for and butting up against that frustration again and again.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The frustration of losing the Corales Puntacana Championship almost on the last hole quickly passed for Joel Dahmen.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Balking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balking. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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