Blench
Blench verb - To draw back in fear, pain, or disgust.
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Cringing and Blench. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blench/cringing
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Cringing or Blench. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blench/cringing.
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