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blushblush1 /blʌʃ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYblush1Origin: 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 |
► I blush to admit I blush to admit I’ve never read any of her books. 1to become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed SYN flush: He looked at her and blushed.2something that would make somebody blush something you say or do that is so shocking that even someone who says or does similar things would be shocked by it: language that would make a sailor blush3the blushing bride humorous a young woman on her wedding day4to feel ashamed or embarrassed about something: blush to do something I blush to admit I’ve never read any of her books. [Origin: Old English blyscan to become red, from blysa flame]—blushingly adverb |