English dictionary
blush
/bl/@//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Source: WordNet 3.0
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sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Synonyms flushSource: WordNet 3.0
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A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.
Source: webster1913
verb
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turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
ExamplesThe girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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become rosy or reddish
ExamplesHer cheeks blushed in the cold winter air.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.
Source: webster1913
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To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.
Source: webster1913