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Blush

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Noun

1. bloom, blush, flush, rosiness

a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

2. blush, flush

sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

Verb

3. blush, crimson, flush, redden

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Example Sentences:
'The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by'

4. blush

become rosy or reddish

Example Sentences:
'her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blush

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verb
1. (intransitive)
to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden
2. 
to make or become reddish or rosy
noun
3. 
a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt
4. 
a rosy glow
the blush of a peach
5. 
a reddish or pinkish tinge
6. 
a cloudy area on the surface of freshly applied gloss paint
7.  at first blush

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Blush

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verb intransitive
1. 
to become red in the face from shame, embarrassment, or confusion
2. 
to be ashamed or embarrassed
usually with at or for
3. 
to be or become rosy
verb transitive
4. 
to reveal by blushing
5. 
to redden
noun
6. 
a reddening of the face, as from shame
7. 
a rosy color
the blush of youth
8. 
blusher (sense 2)
adjective
9. 
rosy
blush-pink

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Blush

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intr.v. blushed, blush·ing, blush·es
1. To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
2. To become red or rosy.
3. To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity.
n.
1. A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.
2. A red or rosy color: the blush of dawn.
3. A glance, look, or view: thought the painting genuine at first blush.
4. Makeup used on the face and especially on the cheekbones to give a usually rosy tint. Also called blusher.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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