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Blench

/blɛnt͡ʃ/

A deceit; a trick.

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📖 Definitions of "Blench"

noun

1
A deceit; a trick.
2
A sidelong glance.

verb

1
To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
2
(of the eye) To quail.
3
To deceive; cheat.
4
To draw back from; shrink; avoid; elude; deny, as from fear.

🔄 Synonyms of "Blench"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
palenoun	Light in color.
blanchnoun	(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blench"

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Word	Definition
palenoun	Light in color.
blanchnoun	(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
blunknoun	A surname.
shrinkverb	(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
shrink awayverb	To draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy away.
quitchnoun	Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed)
cringenoun	(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.
shy awayverb	to draw back in fear, cringe, back down
shrink backverb	To back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.
blinknoun	The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
flinchverb	(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
blushnoun	An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
appallverb	(transitive) To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
befleeverb	(transitive, obsolete) To flee from; flee; avoid; shun.
flenchnoun	Alternative form of flense. [To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.]
fleeverb	(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
wimp outverb	(intransitive, informal, derogatory) To back out of something because of cowardice.
flushnoun	A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
faintenverb	(ambitransitive) To make or become faint.
recoilnoun	(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.