blench

verb
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[intransitive] (British English, formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they blench
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he / she / it blenches
🔊/ˈblentʃɪz/
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past simple blenched
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past participle blenched
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-ing form blenching
🔊/ˈblentʃɪŋ/
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  1. to react to something in a way that shows you are frightened(因惊吓而)退缩;惊悸
    • He blenched when he heard her name announced.当他听到她的名字宣布时,他微微一笑。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word OriginOld English blencan ‘deceive’, of Germanic origin; later influenced by blink.