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Be expressionless, appear dumbstruck or overwhelmed. For example, When I asked her how to get to the hospital, she looked blank . [c. 1700]

Such mementoes make our splendidest chambers look blank and sad; such faces seen in a day cast a gloom upon our sunshine.

Being questioned, they would look blank; being told to get out and go to the devil, they would look modest.

“Pretty well,” is the reply of the ignoramus, looking blank at the same time, and why should he not look blank?

The score creeps up to fifty; the boys begin to look blank; and the spectators, who are now mustering strong, are very silent.

Her young companion glanced at her for a moment, and saw her look blank and even confounded.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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