blush
IPA: bɫˈʌʃ
noun
- An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, modesty, etc.
- A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
- (figuratively) Feeling or appearance of optimism.
- (uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
- A color between pink and cream.
- (chiefly US) A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
- The collective noun for a group of boys.
verb
- (intransitive) To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something).
- (intransitive) To become red.
- (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make rosy.
- (copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
- (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
- (intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
- (aviation, intransitive) Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
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Examples of "blush" in Sentences
- The girl blushed deeply and hesitated.
- I still blush at the absent mindedness of it
- Formally Blush, this is the first room on the tour.
- He becomes flustered and blushes after his performance.
- As immodest as I've become, it made me blush with undeserving.
- In the USA espcially in California the usual word is 'blush'.
- At the touch of spring the bud tingles in to sweat of virgin blushes.
- It is known by the common names of blushing bride or pride of Franschoek.
- At first blush, it seems to me that the rescission act was ill conceived.
- He is full of blushing charm and with all the thrill of the unrequited crush.
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