intransitive. (a) To be red. (b) To become or grow red; to blush; = redden, v. 4. rare after Middle English.

intransitive. (a) To be red. (b) To become or grow red. Obsolete.

To burn with bodily heat; usually with the accompaniment of heightened colour. Also const. with predic. adj.

intransitive. To become red in the face, (usually) from shame or modesty; to ‘colour up’. Often with complement to blush red, etc., also with…

intransitive. To become red in the face (with shame, anger, etc.); to redden, blush. Also with up.

intransitive. To change colour due to sudden emotion. Frequently in to paint pale (also white): to turn pale. Obsolete.

Of a person. intransitive. To become red in the face (with shame, rage, etc.); to blush, become flushed.

intransitive. To blush. rare.

intransitive. Of the blood, a blush, etc.: to suffuse the cheeks. Of the face or cheeks: to be suffused with glowing colour, to flush. Also in…

Of the face, etc.: to become suffused with warm colour; to become suddenly red or hot; to ‘colour up’, redden, blush. Also with up or with adjective…

intransitive. To become crimson; esp. (of a person or part of the body) to redden with embarrassment, rage, etc.

figurative. intransitive. To go red in the face; to blush; to become flushed.

intransitive. To become ruddy; to go red. Also with up.

figurative. School slang. To blush.

intransitive. Of a person: to blush. Obsolete. rare.

poetic. intransitive. To become rosy; to blush. rare.