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[ bluhsh ] SHOW IPA
/ blʌʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to make red; flush.
to make known by a blush: She could not help blushing the truth.
noun a reddening, as of the face.
rosy or pinkish tinge.
Also called blush·er, blush-on . a cosmetic used to add a pink or reddish color to the cheeks.
Also called blush wine . rosé.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Idioms for blushat first blush , without previous knowledge or adequate consideration; at first glance: At first blush, the solution to the problem seemed simple enough.
Origin of blush First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English verb blushen, blushen, blyshen “to glow,” probably from Old English blyscan “to glow brightly, glow red”; akin to Old English blysa, blisa, Old Norse blys, Middle Low German blus “torch,” bloschen “to blaze”; noun derivative of the verb
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OTHER WORDS FROM blush blush·ful, adjective blush·ful·ly, adverb blush·ful·ness, noun blush·ing·ly, adverb
blush·less, adjective out·blush, verb (used with object)
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Words nearby blush Blu-ray, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush , blusher, blush-on, bluster, Blu-tack, blvd.
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Example sentences from the Web for blush Superconductivity—in which electrons flow through a material without resistance—sounds impossible at first blush .
Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time | Niall Firth| October 14, 2020| MIT Technology Review
The compact dishes come in cute ivory, blush , and light blue colors.
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It’s not a complicated question at first blush , but the more we plumb its depths, the more we identify additional complications.
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Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush , and other makeup.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen | Sharon Adarlo| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At first blush , this practice may have the appearance of legitimacy in cases where detainees refused to eat or drink.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture | Russell Saunders| December 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But Ello is not the Shangri-La of social networks that it might appear to be at first blush .
Ello, Is It You We’re Looking For? | Samantha Allen| September 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
All of them are plain, boring, unadventurous, and blush when the topic of sex is brought up.
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At first blush , Henry Ford, the founder of Ford, and Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, would seem to have little in common.
From the Model T to the Model S | The Daily Beast| September 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The skipper had the grace to blush , and shifted uneasily in his chair.
The Green Mummy | Fergus Hume
"He will tell you about that to-morrow," Evelyn answered with a blush .
The Coast of Adventure | Harold Bindloss
"O, we don't know what will happen before that time," she spoke for the first time, with a blush as I squeezed her hand.
The Conquest | Oscar Micheaux
But the blush kept heightening on the youth's cheeks as the examination proceeded.
Charlemont | W. Gilmore Simms
It made me feel foolish and I dare say it made me look foolish; and I know it caused Emily to blush .
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore Cooper
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British Dictionary definitions for blush verb (intr) to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden
to make or become reddish or rosy
noun a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt
a rosy glow the blush of a peach
a reddish or pinkish tinge
a cloudy area on the surface of freshly applied gloss paint
at first blush when first seen; as a first impression
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Derived forms of blush blushful , adjective blushing , noun , adjective blushingly , adverb Word Origin for blush Old English blӯscan ; related to blӯsian to burn, Middle Low German blüsen to light a fire
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Words related to blush burning, color, blossom, glowing, flush, glow, bloom, ruddiness, rosiness, scarlet, redness, flushing, mantling, reddening, mantle, rouge, crimson
Medical definitions for blush n. A sudden and brief redness of the face and neck due to emotion; flush.
Other words from blush blush v. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.