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Term: balking

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "balking": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. balking

balking

Definitions

Verb

  1. Refuse to comply
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "balking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 balking 2 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "balking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 burning 2 49
2 bearing 2 25
3 boating 2 23
4 blowing 2 19
5 bathing 2 15
6 batting 2 15
7 beating 2 13
8 begging 2 10
9 boiling 2 9
10 backing 2 8
11 bidding 2 7
12 beaming 2 6
13 biting 2 6
14 booking 2 6
15 buzzing 2 6
16 abiding 3 5
17 betting 2 5
18 bombing 2 5
19 boring 2 5
20 baking 2 4
21 banging 2 4
22 basing 2 4
23 billing 2 4
24 bucking 2 4
25 bailing 2 3
26 barring 2 3
27 bedding 2 3
28 bobbing 2 3
29 bugging 2 3
30 balling 2 1
31 banning 2 1
32 beaching 2 1
33 bluing 2 1
34 booming 2 1
35 brewing 2 1
36 budding 2 1
37 burrowing 3 1
38 butting 2 1
39 abating 3 0
40 abetting 3 0
41 abutting 3 0
42 bagging 2 0
43 baiting 2 0
44 baling 2 0
45 baring 2 0
46 bashing 2 0
47 beefing 2 0
48 beeping 2 0
49 behling 2 0
50 behning 2 0
51 behring 2 0
52 belling 2 0
53 bening 2 0
54 benning 2 0
55 bering 2 0
56 berling 2 0
57 berning 2 0
58 bicking 2 0
59 biding 2 0
60 biking 2 0
61 binning 2 0
62 birthing 2 0
63 bitching 2 0
64 bitting 2 0
65 blueing 2 0
66 blurring 2 0
67 boeding 2 0
68 boehning 2 0
69 bogging 2 0
70 bohling 2 0
71 bohning 2 0
72 boling 2 0
73 bolling 2 0
74 boning 2 0
75 booting 2 0
76 boozing 2 0
77 botting 2 0
78 bowling 2 0
79 bowring 2 0
80 bowsing 2 0
81 budging 2 0
82 bunning 2 0
83 burling 2 0
84 burping 2 0
85 busing 2 0
86 bussing 2 0
87 ebeling 3 0
88 eberling 3 0
89 ebling 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "balking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 talking 2 100
2 walking 2 54
3 backing 2 8
4 baking 2 4
5 bailing 2 3
6 basking 2 2
7 barking 2 2
8 banking 2 2
9 balding 2 2
10 stalking 2 2
11 balling 2 1
12 balkin 2 0
13 baling 2 0
14 braking 2 0
15 bilking 2 0
16 bialkin 3 0
17 abalkin 3 0
18 balin 2 0
19 chalking 2 0
20 caulking 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "balking" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "balking" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "balking" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "balking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bilking 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 89

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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📰 This Word in the News:

Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, as some Republicans are balking
Aug 21, 2026 Toledo Blade
Miss Bacon Is Sent to Jail After Balking at Questions (Published 1971)
May 20, 1971 The New York Times
Crypto Markets Extend Losses as Binance Seen Balking at Takeover
Feb 12, 2025 Wealth Management
Russell Westbrook Chose Retirement After Reportedly Balking at $4.7B Franchise’s Two-Year Deal With “Specific Terms”
Aug 17, 2026 Yahoo Sports
Foxboro residents balking at possible housing at former Schneider Electric site
Mar 20, 2026 The Sun Chronicle
Changes planned for Atlanta municipal court have judges balking
Feb 18, 2021 FOX 5 Atlanta
Americans are Balking At High New-Car Prices
Dec 1, 2025 Kelley Blue Book

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