blench
[verb]
Synonyms: recoil, blanch, flinch, quail, shrink, squinch, start, wince
[verb]
Synonyms: whiten, blanch, bleach, decolor, decolorize, white

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blench verb

1. to react to something in a way that shows you are frightened
   • ● He blenched when he heard her name announced.
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   Word OriginOld English blencan ‘deceive’, of Germanic origin; later influenced by blink.

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