blushverb [ I ]
uk/blʌʃ/us/blʌʃ/B2 to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment:
I always blush when I speak in public.
I blush to think of what a fool I made of myself.
More examples
- I blush whenever I think about it - it was awful!
- Even the mention of her name makes him blush.
- She blushed with embarrassment.
- Here comes your favourite person now - look, you're blushing!
- The poor boy was blushing when the headmistress made him come up to collect his prize.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Expressing and showing feelings
- abandon
- affective
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
- beetroot
- bubble
- expression
- flame
- impassioned
- lose it idiom
- marvel
- moved
- overflow
- pine
- throw
- vocalize
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper
- wring
- wring your hands idiom
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blushnoun
/blʌʃ/[ C ] a pink colour in the face, usually from embarrassment:
A blush of shame crept up his face.
[ C or U ] a pink wine
See also
rosé
Idiom(s)
at first blush