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- Dictionaryblush/bləSH/
verb
- 1. show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face: "she blushed at the unexpected compliment"
- 2. be or become pink or pale red: literary "the trees flower heavily in summer and blush brilliantly in fall"
noun
- 1. a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame: "he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks"
- 2. a pink or pale red tinge: "the roses were white with a lovely pink blush"
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BLUSH definition: 1. to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment: 2. a pink colour in the face, usually…. Learn more.
The meaning of BLUSH is outward appearance : view. How to use blush in a sentence.
Blush definition: to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame. See examples of BLUSH used in a sentence.
When you blush, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed.
Blush definition: To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
When you blush, you turn red because you are embarrassed. And, oddly enough, women wear the make-up variety of blush to add color to their cheeks — not to appear embarrassed but to appear attractive. Women use a type of makeup called blush to add redness to their cheeks.
to feel shame or embarrassment (often followed by at or for): Your behavior makes me blush for your poor mother. (of the sky, flowers, etc.) to become rosy. (of house paint or lacquer) to become cloudy or dull through moisture or excessive evaporation of solvents.
Definition of blush verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[uncountable, countable] a coloured cream or powder that some people put on their cheeks (= on their faces below the eyes) to give them more colour. Word Origin. Idioms. spare somebody’s blushes. (British English) to save somebody from an embarrassing situation. A last minute goal spared their blushes.
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.
