Blench — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn pale, as if in fear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪtəlwˌɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪtəlwˌɔːt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pale blanch

Word Forms

pallor

noun

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erbleichen

werde blass, als ob du Angst hättest

🇫🇷French

blanchir

pâlir, comme par peur

🇪🇸Spanish

recular

palidecer, como si tuviera miedo

🇮🇹Italian

sbiancare

impallidire, come se avesse paura

🇳🇱Dutch

terugdeinzen

wordt bleek, alsof hij bang is

🇵🇹Portuguese

misturar

ficar pálido, como se estivesse com medo

🇷🇺Russian

бледнеть

побледнеть, как будто от страха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफेद करना

पीला पड़ जाना, मानो डर से

🇧🇩Bengali

মিশ্রণ

ফ্যাকাশে পরিণত, যেন ভয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

கலப்பு

பயத்தில் இருப்பது போல், வெளிர் நிறமாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లెంచ్

భయంలో ఉన్నట్లుగా, లేతగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मिश्रण

फिकट गुलाबी करा, जणू भीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિશ્રણ

નિસ્તેજ કરો, જાણે ભયમાં હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲೆಂಚ್

ಭಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ತೆಳುವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലെഞ്ച്

ഭയം പോലെ വിളറി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੈਂਚ

ਫਿੱਕੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਡਰ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلنچ

پیلا ہو جانا، جیسے خوف میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漂白

脸色苍白，仿佛害怕

🇯🇵Japanese

ブランチ

まるで恐怖を感じているかのように青ざめる

🇰🇷Korean

못본 체하다

겁에 질린 듯 창백해진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy trắng

tái nhợt, như thể đang sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

เบลนช์

หน้าซีดเหมือนกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutihkan

menjadi pucat, seperti ketakutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلنش

يتحول إلى شاحب، كما لو كان في خوف

🇮🇷Persian

مخلوط کردن

رنگ پریده، انگار در ترس

🇮🇱Hebrew

תערובת

להחוויר, כמו בפחד

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