blench

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

blench f19 [blench blenches blenched blenching] BrE [blentʃ] NAmE [blentʃ] verb intransitive (BrE, formal)
to react to sth in a way that shows you are frightened
•He blenched when he heard her name announced.
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Word Origin:
Old English blencan ‘deceive’, of Germanic origin; later influenced by ↑blink.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pale, blanch