baulking
Stopping short, resisting
Baulking is the British spelling of balking—stopping short, refusing to proceed, or hesitating at an obstacle.
A horse baulks at a jump; a person baulks at an unreasonable request.
She kept baulking at the price.
The spelling follows the British pattern of retaining the letter u, as in colour or favour.
Hesitate or fluctuate
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- falterLose momentum or steadiness
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- ditherNervous inability to choose
stall · vacillate · flinch · demur · scruple · teeter · shilly-shally · hem and haw
Domesticated riding animal
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- riderOne who mounts transport
- refusalAct of declining
stop · hurdle · obstacle · showjumping · steeplechase · eventing · course · approach
waver
Hesitate or fluctuate
dither · stall · vacillate · flinch · demur · scruple · teeter · shilly-shally · hem and haw · second-guess
horse
Domesticated riding animal
refusal · stop · hurdle · obstacle · showjumping · steeplechase · eventing · course · approach · takeoff
block
Solid mass, or impede
hamper · hinder · obstruct · foil · frustrate · check · curb · restrain · inhibit · prevent
resist
Oppose or refuse compliance
spurn · refuse · veto · say no · dig in · stand firm · hold out · push back · object · dissent
baulkingcomplying
Following rules or requests
proceeding · acquiescing · advancing · consenting · agreeing
baulkingproceeding
Act of going forward
continuing · advancing · pressing on · forging ahead · pushing through