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blush

/ blush /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

reflex instinctive reflex innate reflex

Derived:

crimson flush redden

verb Sense 2

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

"The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

Type of:

discolor discolour colour

Derived:

bloom flush rosiness crimson ruby

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 3

become rosy or reddish

"her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

Type of:

redden

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

noun Sense 4

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

Type of:

good health healthiness

Derived:

crimson flush redden

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