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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

to flinch suddenly out of fear or pain;

e.g. The child will blench at the loud sounds of fireworks.

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Similar Words

Blanch

Bleach

Cringe

Decolorize

Fade

Flinch

Pale

Quail

Recoil

Shrink

Snow

Squinch

Washout

Whiten

Wince

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Opposite Words

Advance

Approach

Beard

Blacken

Blotch

Burnish

Challenge

Checker

Color

Confront

Cuddle

Dapple

Daub

Defy

Discolor

Dye

Face

Fleck

Marble

Mottle

Near

Nestle

Nuzzle

Paint

Pattern

Pigment

Polish

Polychrome

Shade

Shine

Snuggle

Speck

Speckle

Splotch

Spot

Stain

Streak

Striate

Stripe

Tarnish

Tincture

Tinge

Tint

Variegate

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Related Words

Blanch

Bolt

Brighten

Cower

Cringe

Crouch

Dim

Etiolate

Falter

Frost

Grovel

Hesitate

Jerk

Jump

Lighten

Mat

Matte

Pale

Quail

Quake

Quiver

Recede

Reel

Retire

Retreat

Shake

Shudder

Silver

Start

Startle

Tremble

Twitch

Waver

Whiten

Whitewash

Withdraw

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