balk
verb (used without object)
to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed byat ).
will balk
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future tenseof balk.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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She adds that she’s not worried her boys will balk at the idea.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
Retailers are closely monitoring whether or when shoppers will balk at prices bumped up by import costs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
SoftBank recently valued Arm at $64 billion in a transaction with its Vision Fund, and it is possible that some companies will balk at the price expectations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
Knowing that an insurer will balk at approving a costly brand-name drug if a lower-cost generic is effective, many doctors will automatically choose the generic to avoid a prior authorization fight.
From Salon ● May 30, 2022
Anyway, they say if you tell it—what you say—to anybody else, the horse will balk again right away.
From The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found by Grace Brooks Hill
