balking
Meaning of balking
- hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
he balked at such a drastic solution
late Old English balc, from Old Norse bálkr ‘partition’. The original use was ‘unploughed ridge’, later ‘land left unploughed by mistake’, hence ‘blunder, omission’, giving rise to the verb use ‘miss (a chance)’. A late Middle English sense ‘obstacle’ gave rise to the verb senses ‘hesitate’ and ‘hinder’.
Information about balking
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of balking is: balkings.
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Hyphenation of balking
balk-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- balking is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
balking synonyms
Meaning balky:
Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:
Meaning withstand the action or effect of:
Meaning feel or express contempt or disdain for:
Meaning consider to be unworthy of one's consideration:
balking antonyms
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
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