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BLENCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blench mean? 

BLENCH (verb)
  The verb BLENCH has 1 sense:

1. turn pale, as if in fearplay

  Familiarity information: BLENCH used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLENCH (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they blench  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it blenches  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: blenched  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: blenched  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: blenching  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn pale, as if in fear

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

blanch; blench; pale

Hypernyms (to "blench" is one way to...):

color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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