Definitions For Balking

adjective

  • Stopping short and refusing to go on

noun

  • An occurrence in which a pitcher stops suddenly or makes an illegal movement after starting to throw a pitch

verb

  • To suddenly show that you do not want to do something : to refuse to do what someone else wants you to do
  • To stop quickly and refuse to continue going
  • To fail to work in the usual or expected way

Is Balking a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
18

The word Balking is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Balking in a Sentence

  • The extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation
  • The horse balked and would not jump the fence.
  • The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk.

Synonyms for Balking

Antonyms for Balking

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