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blanching

The correct spelling is blanching.

How to pronounce blanching

verb

Say it like: Bla-nch-ing

The correct spelling is blanching. 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

Meanings

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

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is blanched.

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