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 Balkings a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19
The word Balking is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 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.