noun a looking aside or askance.
2. blench ·vi to fly off; to turn aside.
3. blench ·vt to draw back from; to deny from fear.
4. blench ·vi & ·vt to grow or make pale.
5. blench ·vt to baffle; to disconcert; to turn away;
also, to obstruct; to hinder.
6. blench ·vi to shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.