balk
verb/bɔk/
Frequency rank: #16,780 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something
Example sentence
The horse began to balk just before reaching the fence, refusing to jump.
Synonyms & related words
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