Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "balk" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma gabaɗaya tana nufin:
1. What made me balk at first was seeing the silhouette of a large armor-clad warrior halfway up the stairs, but it turned out to be a statue of white marble.
2. If her children were to discover her matchmaking ways, they would balk even more at the idea.