balk
/bɔːk/verb
उच्चारण बॉक
हिचकिचाना, झिझकना, कतराना
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[I] ~ (at sth)
to be unwilling to do something or agree to something because it is difficult, unpleasant
हिचकिचाना, झिझकना, कतराना
- Many students balk at the idea of reading the newspaper daily.
- Many beginners balk at solving long calculations without a calculator.
- Some voters balk at paying higher taxes.
+ 2 more examples
- He balked at the thought of speaking in front of hundreds of people.
- The horse balked at the gate and refused to move.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: balk or baulk (British), /bɔːk/, with a silent l (like talk and walk).
Spelling और pronunciation में balk या baulk (British), /bɔːk/, silent l के साथ (talk और walk की तरह)।
?Which word?
Keep the be-unwilling words together: balk, shrink from (avoid doing something unpleasant), recoil (move back in fear or disgust), jib (British, be unwilling), demur (show reluctance, formal), flinch.
अनिच्छा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: balk, shrink from (अप्रिय काम से बचना), recoil (डर या घृणा से पीछे हटना), jib (British, अनिच्छुक होना), demur (अनिच्छा दिखाना, औपचारिक), flinch।
§Grammar and usage
Balk at sth ('balk at the cost').
'balk at sth' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ से हिचकिचाना या पीछे हट जाना, जैसे 'balk at the cost' (खर्च देखकर पीछे हटना)।