verb
- present participle of baulk: hesitating or refusing to proceed with something
Usage: British spelling variant of ‘balking’
Examples
- The horse was baulking at the high fence.
- She kept baulking at signing the contract.
- The committee is baulking at the proposed budget cuts.
- He’s baulking at the idea of moving abroad.
- The investors are baulking at the high asking price.
- The dog was baulking at entering the veterinary clinic.