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blench in British English 1

(blɛntʃ)

verb

(intransitive)

to shy away, as in fear; quail

Word origin

Old English blencan to deceive

blench in British English 2

(blɛntʃ)

verb

to make or become pale or white

Word origin

C19: variant of blanch

blench in American English 1

(blɛntʃ)

verb transitive, verb intransitive

to make or become pale; whiten; bleach

Word origin

var. of blanch

blench in American English 2

(blɛntʃ)

verb intransitive

to shrink back, as in fear; flinch; quail

Word origin

ME blenchen, move suddenly, avoid < OE blencan, to deceive, akin to Ger blinken; ult. < IE base of blank

Examples of 'blench' in a sentence
blench

In reality, we live in Ardwick, one of those addresses that makes insurance companies blench.

Synonyms of 'blench'

recoil, start, shy, shrink

More Synonyms of blench

(verb) in the sense of recoil

Definition

to shy away, as in fear

Synonyms

recoil

People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt.

start

Rachel started at his touch.

shy

The horse shied as the wind sent sparks flying.

shrink

hesitate

quake

Her shoulders quaked.

shudder

She shuddered with cold.

falter

wince

She winced at the thought of getting her tooth removed.

quiver

His bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down his cheeks.

cringe

I cringed in horror.

flinch

The slightest pressure made her flinch.

quail

The very word makes many of us quail.

cower

The hostages cowered in their seats.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cower

Definition

to cringe or shrink in fear

The hostages cowered in their seats.

Synonyms

cringe,

shrink,

tremble,

crouch,

flinch,

quail,

draw back,

grovel

in the sense of cringe

Definition

to shrink or flinch in fear

I cringed in horror.

Synonyms

shrink,

flinch,

quail,

recoil,

start,

shy,

tremble,

quiver,

cower,

draw back,

blench

in the sense of flinch

Definition

to draw back suddenly from pain or something unpleasant

The slightest pressure made her flinch.

Synonyms

wince,

start,

duck,

shrink,

cringe,

quail,

recoil,

cower,

blench

Nearby words of
blench

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bleed
blemish
blench
blend
bless
blessed

Synonyms of 'blench'

blench

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单词	blench
释义	Trends of blench View usage for: blench in British English 1 (blɛntʃ) verb (intransitive) to shy away, as in fear; quail Word origin Old English blencan to deceive blench in British English 2 (blɛntʃ) verb to make or become pale or white Word origin C19: variant of blanch blench in American English 1 (blɛntʃ) verb transitive, verb intransitive to make or become pale; whiten; bleach Word origin var. of blanch blench in American English 2 (blɛntʃ) verb intransitive to shrink back, as in fear; flinch; quail Word origin ME blenchen, move suddenly, avoid < OE blencan, to deceive, akin to Ger blinken; ult. < IE base of blank Examples of 'blench' in a sentence blench In reality, we live in Ardwick, one of those addresses that makes insurance companies blench. Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002) Synonyms of 'blench' recoil, start, shy, shrink More Synonyms of blench (verb) in the sense of recoil Definition to shy away, as in fear Synonyms recoil People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt. start Rachel started at his touch. shy The horse shied as the wind sent sparks flying. shrink hesitate quake Her shoulders quaked. shudder She shuddered with cold. falter wince She winced at the thought of getting her tooth removed. quiver His bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down his cheeks. cringe I cringed in horror. flinch The slightest pressure made her flinch. quail The very word makes many of us quail. cower The hostages cowered in their seats. Additional synonyms in the sense of cower Definition to cringe or shrink in fear The hostages cowered in their seats. Synonyms cringe, shrink, tremble, crouch, flinch, quail, draw back, grovel in the sense of cringe Definition to shrink or flinch in fear I cringed in horror. Synonyms shrink, flinch, quail, recoil, start, shy, tremble, quiver, cower, draw back, blench in the sense of flinch Definition to draw back suddenly from pain or something unpleasant The slightest pressure made her flinch. Synonyms wince, start, duck, shrink, cringe, quail, recoil, cower, blench Nearby words of blench bleat bleed blemish blench blend bless blessed Synonyms of 'blench' blench Explore 'blench' in the dictionary
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blench in American English 2

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