blench
1to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze.
Origin of blench
1Other words from blench
- blencher, noun
- blench·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for blench (2 of 2)
to make or become pale or white; blanch.
Origin of blench
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How to use blench in a sentence
Cornelia blenched, for no reason that she could think of; she could not gasp out the "Yes" that she tried to utter.
The Coast of Bohemia | William Dean HowellsAh, those old, drystone walls dividing the fields—pale and granite-blenched!
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceA sudden quiver shot over Lenoir's face at this order, and his cheek blenched under the tan; but he neither spoke nor resisted.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford EdwardsAll the country side, all the little Maryland villages and farmhouses blenched beneath that sound.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonFreddie blenched at a sudden vision of streetfuls of men, long Piccadillys of men, all cutting him, one after the other.
Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for blench (1 of 2)
/ (blɛntʃ) /
(intr) to shy away, as in fear; quail
Origin of blench
1British Dictionary definitions for blench (2 of 2)
/ (blɛntʃ) /
to make or become pale or white
Origin of blench
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