Antonyms for balking
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bawk |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɔk |
Definition of balking
Origin :- Old English balca "ridge, bank," from or influenced by Old Norse balkr "ridge of land," especially between two plowed furrows, both from Proto-Germanic *balkan-, *belkan- (cf. Old Saxon balko, Danish bjelke, Old Frisian balka, Old High German balcho, German Balken "beam, rafter"), from PIE *bhelg- "beam, plank" (cf. Latin fulcire "to prop up, support," fulcrum "bedpost;" Lithuanian balziena "cross-bar;" and possibly Greek phalanx "trunk, log, line of battle"). Modern senses are figurative, representing the balk as a hindrance or obstruction (see balk (v.)). Baseball sense is first attested 1845.
- verb stop short
- verb thwart
- And if you can propose some scheme for balking him, I'll take my hat off to you.
- Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
- Jibbing, or “balking” as the Americans term it, is a detestable vice.
- Extract from : « The Horsewoman » by Alice M. Hayes
- On the other hand, he, Theydon, might be balking the course of justice by holding his tongue.
- Extract from : « Number Seventeen » by Louis Tracy
- The elevator was as dusky as ever, jolting and balking on its resentful way up.
- Extract from : « The Woman Gives » by Owen Johnson
- At this balking of their hopes they set up a howl of disappointment.
- Extract from : « The Trail of The Badger » by Sidford F. Hamp
- Them there gas engines is worse than a team of mules when they get to bucking and balking.
- Extract from : « Captain Pott's Minister » by Francis L. Cooper
- “Oh, Lil and Grace are balking,” declared Nan, with disgust.
- Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall » by Annie Roe Carr
- Wollaston was conscious of balking, although he would not retreat.
- Extract from : « By the Light of the Soul » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- After a while I got to banking on that balking trick of his.
- Extract from : « The Shield of Silence » by Harriet T. Comstock
- On further discussion, when they are made to understand that worthwhile hickories can be grown, you come to the balking point.
- Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association
Synonyms for balking
- baffle
- bar
- beat
- check
- circumvent
- counteract
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- dash
- defeat
- demur
- desist
- disappoint
- disconcert
- dodge
- evade
- flinch
- foil
- forestall
- frustrate
- hesitate
- hinder
- obstruct
- prevent
- recoil
- refuse
- resist
- ruin
- shirk
- shrink from
- shy
- stall
- stop
- throw a curve
- throw monkey wrench in
- turn down
- upset apple cart
- upset the apple cart
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