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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:

High Net Worth Travelers Are Balking At Increased Prices And Lower Service
Aug 6, 2025 Forbes
Astros reliever Neris intentionally balks to advance runner from second, then shouts at Red Sox
Aug 2, 2025 Yahoo Sports
Artemi Panarin BALKING at certain Rangers trade partners??? This could get VERY messy…
Feb 3, 2026 wfmynews2.com
Phillies saved their trade deadline by balking at Mason Miller asking price
Aug 5, 2025 FanSided
Huddersfield Town digest: Radinio Balker injury blow but three in contention to return
Mar 11, 2026 We Are Terriers
Big-name Republicans are balking at Trump taking a stake in Spirit Airlines. Here’s why
Apr 23, 2026 CNN
Advice | Carolyn Hax: Husband takes his ‘me time’ but balks at dishing it out
Oct 20, 2022 The Washington Post

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