1. flinching or drawing back, especially from fear or pain
Usage: present participle of ‘blench’
2. turning pale or white
Usage: present participle of ‘blench’; literary

Examples

• She was blenching at the sight of the needle.
• The soldier stood firm without blenching under enemy fire.
• His face was blenching as he heard the terrible news.
• The witness kept blenching during cross-examination.
• Even the bravest knight was blenching before the dragon.
• Her cheeks were blenching with fear.