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Word Frequency of blench

blench1 (blɛntʃ Pronunciation for blench1 ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. intr to shy away, as in fear; quail

Word Origin

Old English blencan to deceive

blench2 (blɛntʃ Pronunciation for blench2 ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to make or become pale or white

Word Origin

C19: variant of blanch

Example Sentences Including 'blench'

First came the various kinds of tenure, such as ward, feu, blench , burgages and mortification.
Arthur Herman THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World (2002)
In reality, we live in Ardwick, one of those addresses that makes insurance companies blench.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Still she did not blench : maiden of the Rohirrim, child of kings, slender but as a steel-blade, fair yet terrible.
J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)

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