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adjective

Definition of balkingnext
as in frustrating

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balking

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noun

as in thwarting

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balking

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verb

present participle of balk
as in hampering
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balking
  1. frustrating
  2. baffling
  3. crossing
  4. deterrence
  5. stopping
  6. frustration
Adjective
  • But the more immediately frustrating part is that the new remote doesn’t have a dedicated button for switching input modes, as previous remotes from LG and countless other remotes do.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Managing your feelings in front of your children can be difficult — but taking more control over your feelings in frustrating situations is ultimately rewarding, Barnard College child psychologist Tovah Klein told CNBC Make It last year.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of frustrating
Adjective
  • Bo Nix’s resilience, and some baffling choices, on display in Cincinnati.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Watch on Amazon The Order Jude Law is terrific playing against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a baffling string of daylight robberies that have been escalating in terms of violence.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of baffling
Noun
  • President Joe Biden will leave office with far lower crossing numbers at the United States' border with Mexico than expected, with no pre-inauguration surge of immigrants reported.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Flashback: State lawmakers approved using speed cameras in Virginia in 2020, but limited their use to highway work zones and school crossing zones.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of crossing
Noun
  • Five years later, the threat of a direct confrontation between the U.S. and Iran remains substantial as Tehran weighs its options to maintain deterrence in the midst of an ongoing conflict across the region.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The result is a hollow form of internationalism that has sometimes resulted in disastrous failures of deterrence.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of deterrence
Verb
  • The director led the way past Dig HQ, past the two lichen-shaggy standing stones in the garden, and down a slope to Structure 27, Tam running ahead and stopping at the edge of the trench.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • It can also be caused by significant stress, surgery, or stopping birth control pills.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of stopping
Noun
  • Moments of joy and vulnerability are interwoven with frustration, sadness, and fear.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This shift has led to frustration and disappointment among job seekers who invest time and effort in the interview process.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of frustration
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balkiness

balking

balking (at)

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