Past tense of blanch
regular verb
The past tense of blanch is blanched. The past participle is also blanched.
Forms of blanch
| Base form (V1) | blanch /blɑːnt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | blanched |
| Past participle (V3) | blanched |
| Present participle | blanching |
| Third person singular | blanches |
Blanched in a sentence
- His cheek blanched with fear.
- Nurse Cramer's face blanched and she turned to Dunbar desperately for aid.1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 171
- When he saw the ghost, he blanched up.From the entry blanch up
- The picture of a blanched and ringleted Boy George on the cover had been taken by Russell.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 4, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry blanched
- This appropriate combination of blanched dubu (tofu), sauteed kimchi, and stir-fried pork is a threesome made in heaven.2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN. From the entry saute
Meaning of blanch
- verb To grow or become white.
- verb To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
- verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
Questions about the past tense of blanch
- What is the past tense of blanch?
- The past tense of blanch is blanched.
- What is the past participle of blanch?
- The past participle of blanch is blanched.
- Is blanch a regular or irregular verb?
- Blanch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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