blenching 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of blench
as in flinching
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust she blenched from the horrible sight

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blenching

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verb (2)

present participle of blench
as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color we'll have to blench the sheets with bleach to restore that snow-white look

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blenching
  1. flinching
  2. bleaching
  3. recoiling
  4. fading
  5. wincing
  6. brightening
Verb
  • Amy Adams’ Anna Bowden — who has a complicated history with Max as his former lawyer — peeks through the curtain to spy on him, flinching as Max insists on snapping his own broken finger into place.
    — Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Cole agreed, but did do some flinching.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Definition of flinching
Verb
  • Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • Justine Skye took this mousy brown look to the next level by bleaching her brows to match.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Definition of bleaching
Verb
  • This is typical of Hacks, a series that constantly positions itself to do something emotionally dangerous before recoiling toward a safer version of it.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Coinbase’s effort, filled with little nuances and created to emulate the experience of a videogame, might have people welcoming another look rather than recoiling at seeing the spot for the 15th time in a period of just a few days.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of recoiling
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  • Bullish risk reversal In an attempt to capitalize on the historically expensive downside SPCX options and position for a violent snap-back, this risk reversal seeks to finance upside exposure by fading the put skew.
    — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Designed to resist fading from chlorine and sunscreen, the material will stay intact for many summers to come.
    — Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of fading
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  • Otherwise, Makar will be wincing through pain trying to explain the unfathomable, Blackwood will be dropping F-bombs in disbelief and MacKinnon will be ducking reporters despite being the team’s best player.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • Throughout training this week, Bombito was seen wincing when taking tight turns and limping at times following drills.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of wincing
Verb
  • Air molecules reflect and scatter light beyond an immediate beam, which is why the sky starts brightening at dawn even before the sun climbs above the horizon.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Detroit has also allowed a league-high 153 points through three weeks, further brightening Crawford’s outlook.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of brightening
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“Blenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blenching. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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