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blanch

The correct spelling is blanch.

How to pronounce blanch

/blæntʃ/
verb

IPA: /blæntʃ/

Say it like: Bla-nch

The correct spelling is blanch. To grow or become white For example: "His cheek blanched with fear."

Usage Examples

His cheek blanched with fear.

Age has blanched his hair.

to blanch almonds

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To grow or become white
  2. 2.To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
  3. 3.To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
  4. 4.To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices
  5. 5.To bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together

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