BLENCH


Meaning of BLENCH in English

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

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