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- Dictionaryblench/blɛn(t)ʃ/
verb
- 1. make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain: "he blenched and struggled to regain his composure"
- 2. become pale: "a shudder shook the boy's frame and his face blenched"
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to move back or away suddenly or react physically because something frightens, disgusts (= shocks), or upsets you: At the sight of the dead animal, Diana blenched. humorous. to be very unwilling to do something: My sister blenches at the very thought of changing a baby's nappy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not liking. abhor. abide.
The meaning of BLENCH is to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch. How to use blench in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Blench.
blench in British English. (blɛntʃ ) verb. (intransitive) to shy away, as in fear; quail. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English blencan to deceive.
Blench definition: to shrink; flinch; quail. See examples of BLENCH used in a sentence.
BLENCH meaning: 1. to move back or away suddenly or react physically because something frightens, disgusts…. Learn more.
Define blench. blench synonyms, blench pronunciation, blench translation, English dictionary definition of blench. intr.v. blenched , blench·ing , blench·es To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch. blench′er n. v. Variant of blanch.
blench. /blɛntʃ/. IPA guide. Other forms: blenched; blenching; blenches. Definitions of blench. verb. turn pale, as if in fear. synonyms: blanch, pale. see more.