Thesaurus / blench
FEEDBACKHow to use blench in a sentence
Beyond lay the bay, flashing brightly in the sunlight; but her strong eyes did not blench as she gazed.
FRIENDSHIP AND FOLLYMARIA LOUISE POOLNow it is the turn of his judges to blench, for his persecutors to tremble.
THE STRANGE STORY OF RAB RBYMR JKAIHis discipline was of the sternest, his censure a thing to make the boldest officer blench.
THE LONG ROLLMARY JOHNSTONWhile uttering these words, the sachem fixed a searching glance on the hunter, but the latter did not blench.
THE QUEEN OF THE SAVANNAHGUSTAVE AIMARDHe saw her blench; saw fear stare from those dark eyes that could be so very bold.
THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT, SECOND SERIESRAFAEL SABATINIHe knew, declared Aristophanes, that the Rhodian hated him most of mortals, but he would not blench.
BROWNING'S HEROINESETHEL COLBURN MAYNEI will not blench now, in the last struggle, though perils thicken around me.
HORSE-SHOE ROBINSONJOHN PENDLETON KENNEDYNow and then the Commander-in-chief makes the enemy 'blench,' but for one 'blench' you get a thousand 'trenches.'
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 148, FEBRUARY 3, 1915VARIOUS"Blench, doubtless, or for a mere nominal reddendo," remarked the Scot.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 63, NO. 392, JUNE, 1848VARIOUSWith his remorseless scissors he hovers over Germany and Austria in a way that would make the two Kaisers blench.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 147, DECEMBER 30, 1914VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO BLENCH
- backfires
- balks
- blanches
- blenches
- blinks
- caroms
- cringes
- demurs
- dodges
- draws back
- ducks
- falters
- flinches
- hesitates
- jerks
- kicks
- pulls back
- quails
- quakes
- reacts
- rebounds
- reels
- resiles
- shakes
- shies away
- shirks
- shrinks
- shudders
- springs
- starts
- steps back
- stickles
- sticks
- swerves
- trembles
- turns away
- wavers
- winces
- withdraws
- activates
- appears
- arises
- arouses
- comes into is
- commences
- creates
- departs
- embarks
- engenders
- enters upon
- establishes
- finds
- get goes
- gets under way
- goes ahead
- hits the road
- inaugurates
- incites
- initiates
- instigates
- institutes
- introduces
- issues
- launches
- leaves
- lies foundation
- lights
- makes a beginning
- opens
- originates
- pioneers
- rises
- rouses
- sally forth
- sees light
- sets in motion
- sets out
- sets up
- springs
- takes first step
- takes the plunge
- turns on
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