verb
- to draw back or flinch, especially from fear or pain
Examples
- She didn’t blench when the doctor gave her the injection.
- The soldier refused to blench in the face of danger.
- He blenched at the sight of blood.
- The witness blenched when asked about the incident.
- Even experienced hikers might blench at such a steep cliff.
- She blenched visibly when she heard the bad news.