Blanching

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Blanching

verb

To grow or become white
"His cheek blanched with fear."
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
"Age has blanched his hair."
To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
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
To bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together

verb

To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
To cause to turn aside or back.
"to blanch a deer"
To use evasion.

noun

The act by which something is blanched.

Anagrams of Blanching

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "blanching":

7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

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5-LETTER WORDS

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4-LETTER WORDS

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

palliate

Rhyming Words

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