balking
English Thesaurus
1. stopping short and refusing to go on (adj.all)
| similar | : | intractable, |
| definition | : | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | balk, |
| definition | : | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | balkiness, |
| definition | : | likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | balk, |
| definition | : | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | balkiness, |
| definition | : | likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly (noun.attribute) |
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