look blank

look blank

To have no emotional articulation in one's expression, usually implying befuddlement, incomprehension, or being overwhelmed by something. The customer service agent just looked blank when I asked how to request a refund. Why does he look blank like that? Does he not remember me?See also: blank, look

look blank

Be expressionless, appear dumbstruck or overwhelmed. For example, When I asked her how to get to the hospital, she looked blank. [c. 1700] See also: blank, look