Words similar to balking

Example sentences for: balking

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It spells out the stumbling blocks: the Albanians want an eventual referendum on independence written in, and the Serbs are balking at the interposition of a NATO peacekeeping force.
So why are America's former partners balking?
We coax balking people like reluctant draft animals with carrot and stick , get them back into harness after a holiday, yoke them to co-workers like oxen, drive them hard as part of a team .
It seems we are balking at accepting age 18 as the cut-off because the Pentagon allows 17-year-olds to enlist with parental consent.
Donors are balking at perpetual political dunning.