All blench synonyms

verb blench

• flinch — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
• tremble — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
• wince — to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
• quaver — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
• shudder — to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
• recoil — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
• shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
• quail — a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
• cringe — If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• draw back — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.