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blushblush1 /blʌʃ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] blush1Origin: Old English blyscan ‘to become red’, from blysa ‘flame’ VERB TABLEblush |
Present | I, you, we, they | blush | | he, she, it | blushes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blushed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blushed | | he, she, it | has blushed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blushed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blush | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blushed |
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Present | I | am blushing | | he, she, it | is blushing | | you, we, they | are blushing | Past | I, he, she, it | was blushing | | you, we, they | were blushing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blushing | | he, she, it | has been blushing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blushing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blushing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blushing |
- Carlos blushes every time he talks to her.
- And other feelings, too, which made me blush.
- I positively blush like a sophomore when I think of what you said!
- She laughed and the Chief blushed.
- She waited, watching him, pleased to see the color come back and then touched to realize that he was blushing.
- Terry's eyebrows went up and she felt herself blushing furiously.
- Their heat-patterns flared, as if they were blushing all over.
when your face goes red because you are embarrassed► blush/turn red also go red especially British if you blush or turn red , your face becomes red because you are embarrassed: · As soon as Mark came into the room, she blushed and looked away.· David's really shy - he always turns red when the teacher asks him a question.go/turn as red as a beetroot British (=become very red): · I can't wait to see his face when you tell him - he'll go as red as a beetroot. ► go/turn/flush/blush crimson The boy blushed crimson. ► go/turn/flush/blush scarlet Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke. ► something that would make somebody blush- Jones' political moves would even make a crooked politician blush.
- She uses language that would make a construction worker blush.
► the blushing bride 1to become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed: Wilson saw she was watching him and blushed. Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment. Kate blushed scarlet.RegisterIn everyday British English, people often say go red rather than blush:· She went red when he looked at her.2to feel ashamed or embarrassed about somethingblush to do something I blush to admit that I haven’t read it.3something that would make somebody blush something so shocking that it would shock someone who is not normally easily shocked: language that would make a sailor blush4the blushing bride a young woman on her wedding day – used humorously—blushingly adverb |