blench 1
— blencher , n. — blenchingly , adv.
/blench/ , v.i.
to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze.
[ bef. 1000; ME blenchen, OE blencan; c. ON blekkja, MHG blenken ]
Syn . See wince .
blench 2
/blench/ , v.t. , v.i.
to make or become pale or white; blanch.
[ 1805-15; var. of BLANCH 1 ]