blanch — blench
[slightly different vowel sound; and in the current usage, ‘blanch’ is often used in place of “blench” to mean ‘shy away or move away out of fear’]
“Blanch” (for the right pronunciation, please click here)
blanching vegetables
is ‘to take the colour out of something; to make plants colourless by not letting light; to show whiteness in the face out of fear, cold; to become pale; to prepare vegetables by putting them in boiling water’,
e.g.
The new clerk blanched when the boss told him that he was dismissed from the job.
The word Blanch, always with a capital ‘B’, is often found in the names of people, for example, Simon Blanch, Kris Blanch, etc. For an article that tells us about this surname, please click here & please click here.
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“Blench” (for the right pronunciation, please click here)
is ‘to make a sudden, quick movement in fear; to move away from lack of courage’,
e.g.
She blenched when she heard a loud noise in the dark street.
‘Blench’, always with a capital ‘B’, is often found in the names of people. For example, Roger Blench, Mary Blench, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word, please click here.
