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balk

How many syllables in balk?

  1 syllable

Divide balk into syllables:   balk
Syllable stress:   balk
How to pronounce balk:   bawk
How to say balk:

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Synonyms for balk


1 syllable
  • cringe
  • start
  • flinch
2 syllables
  • demur
  • draw back
  • recoil
  • dissent
  • object
3 syllables
  • shy away
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    What rhymes with balk

    1 syllable
    • auk
    • caulk
    • falk
    • gawked
    • Koch
    • Sauk
    • stalk
    • walk
    • calk
    • chalk
    • gawk
    • hawk
    • Salk
    • squawk
    • talk
    2 syllables
    • crosstalk
    • Maroc
    3 syllables
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