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blanch
Meaning: to grow pale, especially from shock or fear
blanch in a sentence
How blanch is used in real sentences:
Daniel blanched when he saw the deep crack in the bridge.
The mayor blanched when an aide revealed the project's true cost.
“When Morel first saw shelves of forged panels bearing famous signatures, she blanched and gripped the doorframe.”
— from the passage The Counterfeit Lesson
Synonyms for blanch
Other words for blanch — pale, whiten and lose color — carry the same meaning.
- pale
- whiten
- lose color
Antonyms of blanch
Words that mean the opposite of blanch:
- flush
- redden
Where it comes from
From Old French blanchir, meaning 'to make white.'
Memory hook
BLANCH begins like BLANK: fear can leave a face blank and pale.