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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
blanch .
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Examples
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The man blanches and stops talking as they reach the open cage.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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Mercedes Whittington almost blanches when she sees the vest.
Harry Whittington Still Waiting For Apology, 4 Years After Dick Cheney Shooting The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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TV reporter forgets he is on live TV, says bad word, then blanches in horror
The New Yorker on the underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs. - Boing Boing 2009
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Cat blanches at the sight of Erika Martin Hughes (of last week's star-making catfight), and won't sit next to her.
"I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1) The Reliable Source 2010
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At Telepan on the Upper West Side, Bill Telepan uses the greens in pierogis, while East Village chef Marco Canora of Hearth blanches the greens, squeezes them dry, and mixes them with ricotta, Parmesan and nutmeg to make malfatti, a kind of messy ravioli.
No Blood Spilled in This Top to Tail Nancy Matsumoto 2011
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See Bruno Halioua, Blouse blanches, étoiles jaunes Paris: Liana Levi, 2000, 112–16.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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See Bruno Halioua, Blouse blanches, étoiles jaunes Paris: Liana Levi, 2000, 112–16.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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And there's a great moment after Kalinda does some extra-curricular nuzzling with fellow sleuth Kelli Giddish, then blanches when she realized she's just bedded another unfaithful married spouse.
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He blanches at the suggestion that he could hit 40 home runs this year, saying he's too skinny to be a 40-homer slugger.
Curtis Granderson Could Slug 40—Really Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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Gary, however, blanches half the potato chunks separately, then adds them to the liquidised soup along with the haddock.
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