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blanch

[blanch, blahnch] / blæntʃ, blɑntʃ /
VERB
become afraid
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
be brave


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They may blanch at a $200 tasting menu and not be able to enjoy their food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

This was solidified for me after crossing a threshold that some West Coast purists would blanch at breaching — going to a Rick Bayless restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

It's also common practice to blanch foods prior to freezing.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023

But even as the banker sniveled something that made Marlena blanch and stare in horror at her bowl of clam chowder, posters were being slapped up on every surface in town.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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