blench
21Blench holding — Blench hold ing (Law) See {Blanch holding}. [1913 Webster] …
22blench holding — (blench). Same as blanch holding …
23blench — Synonyms and related words: ache, agonize, ail, anguish, avoid, blanch, bleach, blink, boggle, cringe, decolor, decolorize, demur, dodge, draw back, duck, evade, fade, fall back, falter, feel pain, feel the pangs, fight shy of, flinch, funk,… …
24blench — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flinch, quail, shrink back; see wince . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy1, start, wince. See APPROACH, SEEK. III (Roget s… …
25blench — I. , sb. == a trick? O. and N. 378. ON. blekkja II. , v. n. == avoid (a thing). O. and N. 170 == flinch from [blinche]. 2184 B. == deceive. Ritson’s AS. viii. 23 == give way? (of a ship) K. Horn, 1461. Another form of ‘flinch.’ AS. blinnan …
26blench — blentʃ v. shrink, recoil, cower, falter …
27blench — blench1 [blɛn(t)ʃ] verb make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain. Origin OE blencan deceive , of Gmc origin. blench2 [blɛntʃ] verb chiefly dialect variant spelling of blanch …
28blench — I. v. n. Shrink, flinch, start back, give way, yield, weaken. II. v. a. Shrink from, evade, shirk, avoid …
29blench — verb (I) to make a sudden movement backwards because you are frightened …
30blench — v flinch, wince, start, shy, recoil, blink; quiver, shiver, shudder, quake, tremble, shake, flutter; quail, cower, shrink, Inf. funk, crouch, retire, hang back, skulk; hesitate, falter, Chiefly Brit. jib; take to one s heels, turn tail, run away… …
