balking balkiness • balkingly · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · balking · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) refuse to comply. Synonyms: resist, balk, baulk, jib. · · Verb Definition 1 (adj) stopping short and refusing to go on. Synonyms: balky. Examples: "A balking." "A balky mule." "A balky customer." · · Adjective Definition 1 Synonyms · · · resist · · Synonym 1 balk · · Synonym 2 baulk · · Synonym 3 jib · · Synonym 4 balky · · Synonym 5 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E