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blanch

verb

/blæntʃ/

Meaning

to turn pale from shock, fear, or to briefly boil food to remove skin or prepare it

She blanched at the sight of blood.

pale, whiten, flinch, recoil

flush, redden, darken

blanch with fear, blanch at, blanch vegetables

To commit or carry out, typically a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.

to touch someone with your lips as a sign of affection, greeting, or respect

to determine or decide something in advance, often regarded as being fixed by fate or divine will

to confuse or perplex; to think hard about something

to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy; also, a group of young birds hatched at the...

To act as if something is true when it is not.