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- BALKING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort
- BALKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
BALKING definition: 1 present participle of balk 2 to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen… Learn more
- Balking - definition of balking by The Free Dictionary
To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump 2 To refuse obstinately or abruptly: She balked at the very idea of compromise 3 a Sports To make an incomplete or misleading motion b Baseball To make an illegal motion before pitching, allowing one or more base runners to advance one base 1
- Balking - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
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- Balk Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
If this witness balks [=refuses to cooperate in court], our lawyers will not have enough evidence to win the case The public balked at the President's new tax plan The horse balked and would not jump the fence The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk He committed a balk
- balking - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Causing one to pause or stop; disheartening If there have not been the means to learn, if one knows nothing on a subject, to pretend or try to sympathize is more balking than to give it up
- What does BALKING mean? - Definitions. net
Balking refers to the act of unwillingness to accept or proceed with a situation, typically because it is difficult, unfavorable, or involves risk In the context of queue theory, it pertains to a customer's decision to leave the queue if it appears to be too long or the waiting time is too extended
- BALK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments [VERB + at] Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit [VERB] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 6 7 8 9
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