| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  bl nch |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: blenched, blench·ing, blench·es
To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English blenchen, from Old English blencan, to deceive. See bhel-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | blench er —NOUN
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