blanch with

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.

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.
See also: blanch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • anger
  • blanch with (an emotion)
  • emotion
  • horror
  • give (one) the shivers
  • send chills down (one's) spine
  • send shivers down (one's) spine
  • give you the willies
  • give (one) the willies
  • give somebody/get the shivers
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