Balking

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters

Definition of Balking

verb

To pass over or by.
To omit, miss or overlook by chance.
To miss intentionally; to avoid.
To stop, check, block.
To stop short and refuse to go on.
"The horse balked."

verb

To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

noun

A frustration or disappointment; a check.

Anagrams of Balking

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "balking":

6-LETTER WORDS

baking baling laking

5-LETTER WORDS

algin align binal blain blank blink kiang kibla liang ligan linga

4-LETTER WORDS

agin akin anil bail balk bang bani bank bilk blin gain gink glia glib ilka+11 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ail ain alb ani bag bal ban big bin gab

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "balking" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

BA...Words starting with "ba"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter words Unscramble "balking"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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