How do you pronounce balk?

balk is pronounced as /bɔːk/.

Vocabulaires
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balk

⛔balk (balk)

verb

/bɔːk/

refuser (refuser)

baleful balky

Signification

to hesitate or refuse to proceed or comply

Traduction de la signification

hésiter ou refuser de procéder ou de se conformer

Phrases d'exemple

She balked at signing the contract without reading it fully.

Elle a hésité à signer le contrat sans le lire complètement.

Expressions d'exemple

balk at

refuser de

Synonymes

hesitate, resist, refuse, recoil, flinch

Antonymes

accept, agree, comply

Collocations

balk at, balk the idea, balking horse

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