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blanch at (something)

To balk or hesitate when faced with something unpleasant. This phrase can also include or describe one's visible paleness, as to "blanch" something means to whiten it. All of my friends ran into the creepy haunted house, but I blanched at the sight of it. Stella blanched at the plate of cooked ants that had been set before her.
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blanch with (an emotion)

To become visibly pale as a result of feeling a particular emotion. All of my friends ran into the creepy haunted house, but I blanched with fear when I saw it. Stella blanched with disgust at the plate of cooked ants that had been set before her.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

blanch at something

Fig. to cringe at something; to become pale at the thought of something. Jill blanched at the thought of swimming in that cold water. Lily blanched at the sight before her.
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blanch with something

Fig. to become pale with some emotion, such as anger or fear. He saw the injury and blanched with fear. Lily blanched with anger as Max walked out.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Control samples processed in the impingement oven were blanched at 100[degrees]C for 20 min and samples processing in the IR RWO were blanched using two different time/temperature combinations, either 343.3[degrees]C for 1 min or 287.7[degrees]C for 1.5 min (Table 1).
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The shiitake mushroom slices were divided into the following four different pretreatments: (1) blanched as control, (2) blanched and immersed in MD solution (50% w/v) at 25[degrees]C for 60 min, (3) blanched, immersed in the solution, and then immersed in a dilute CMC solution (0.5% w/v) at 25[degrees]C for 15 min, (4) blanched, immersed in the MD solution, and then freezed at -20[degrees]C for 12 h.
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Add in the blanched leeks, carrots Add in the blanched leeks, carrots and spring onions, cover and bring and spring onions, cover and bring Add in the blanched leeks, carrots and spring onions, cover and bring Simmer the vegetables for 2 minutes, then add in the peas and simmer for 1 minute.
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The sample was then divided into three portions; one portion was blanched for 30 seconds, the second was blanched for 1 min while the third was unblanched (0 min).
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