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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 definition: to shrink; flinch; quail. See examples of BLENCH used in a sentence.
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.
4 days ago · blench. /blɛntʃ/. IPA guide. Other forms: blenched; blenching; blenches. Definitions of blench. verb. turn pale, as if in fear. synonyms: blanch, pale. see 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.
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 diaper. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not liking. abhor. abide.
Check pronunciation: blench. Definition of blench verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of Blench. From Middle English blenchen, from Old English blencan (“to deceive, cheat”), from Proto-Germanic *blankijaną (“to deceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to burn, shine, scorch”). Cognate with Icelandic blekkja (“to deceive, cheat, impose upon”). From Wiktionary.
Blench definition: to shrink; flinch; quail. See examples of BLENCH used in a sentence.
