I. ˈblench verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English blenchen to deceive, blench, from Old English blencan to deceive; akin to Old Norse blekkja to impose on; probably causative from the root of English blink
intransitive verb
: to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage or resolution : flinch , quail , shrink
though sometimes you do blench from this to that — Shakespeare
transitive verb
1. obsolete : baffle , disconcert , foil
2. archaic : to draw back from : avoid , evade
Synonyms: see recoil
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by blench ) (I) of blanch (II)
: pale , bleach , whiten
III.
variant of blanch