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blench
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synonyms: funk, quail ???
► definition
Definition:1. to flinch2. to cheat; deceive3. to avoid from fear
► uses
Uses:
Bang, bang! He had fired twice, purposely missing her. Miss Spencer never blenched.
Arnold Bennett. The Grand Babylon Hôtel (1902)
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Before mine uncle: I'll observe his looks;
I'll tent him to the quick: if he but blench,
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"[...] The thought of a whip comin’ down on that soreness was enough to make me blench, along wi’ most of those watching.”
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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