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adjective

Definition of balkingnext
as in thwarting

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balking

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noun

as in baffling

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balking

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verb

present participle of balk
as in frustrating
to prevent from achieving a goal a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the many challenges he faced in making them a reality

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“Balking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balking. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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