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- Dictionaryblush/blʌʃ/
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 autumn"
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.
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.
Blush definition: to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame. See examples of BLUSH used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Blush definition: To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
BLUSH definition: If you blush, your face becomes red, especially because you are embarrassed: . Learn 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.
Definition of blush verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.