blush 
blush (blus̸h)
intransitive verb
- to become red in the face from shame, embarrassment, or confusion
- to be ashamed or embarrassed: usually with at or for
- to be or become rosy
Etymology: ME blushen, to shine brightly, blush, glance < OE blyscan; akin to blyse, torch < IE *bhles-, shine > blaze
transitive verb
- to reveal by blushing
- to redden
noun
- a reddening of the face, as from shame
- a rosy color the blush of youth
- blusher (sense )
adjective
at first blush
Etymology: orig. ME sense
blush
v.
Object
- bride: Click on the blushing bride above to visit their website.
- cheek: Published: 16 July 2006 Pale, creamy, orange in color with pink blushing cheeks - apricots are a beautiful early summer fruit.
- tomato: Baked field mushrooms stuffed with goat's cheese and black olives, rocket and watercress salad with sun blushed tomato and avocado salsa.
Converse of object
- spare: However, we do suggest that perhaps the wearing of a bath suit or shorts may spare some blushes!
- save: Leander's ' old men's ' eight saved British blushes in the blue-riband event against the Belgians.
- bring: My repentance brought a deep blush to my face.
Adjective modifier
- soft: Rose Blush Kitchen By: Munchkin_brat All appliances in a soft roes blush for a coordinated look.
- first: At first blush, these three laws might seem like a good way to keep robots in their place.
- deep: My repentance brought a deep blush to my face.
Modifying Another Word
- furiously: Blushing furiously, she quickly amended it to " Peter " .
- deeply: Vahesian says, " ok, no biting " [ MAGE ] Kiania blushes deeply [ MAGE ] Kiania: They are?
- slightly: He even blushed slightly, held my gaze for only a moment before looking down at the floor.
- again: That embarrassed me, so I started blushing again.
- here: And stop it, you, I'm blushing here.
- much: The poor Moth blushed very much at being seen by all her friends in the company of two such wild creatures.
Noun used with modifier
- I: O, I follow'd that I blush to look upon.
Used with why or when
- when: As far as I know they are the only breed known to physically blush when embarrassed.
Preposition: of
- shame: Pictures speak louder than words, yet their eloquence has brought no blush of shame to the faces of Arab leaders.
Preposition: with
- shame: It does not have a face to blush with shame.
Preposition: for
- shame: And with that he saw EVANGELIST coming to meet him; at the sight also of whom he began to blush for shame.
A genuine invention in the realm of ideas must first emerge as an abstruse and even partial concept At first blusha new idea appearstobe verycloseto insanity because to be new it must reverse important basic beliefs and assumptions which, in turn, have been institutionalized and are administered by one or another kind of priesthood with a vested interest in an old idea.
Blush at your faults.
A certain institution in Mr Podsnap's mind which he called 'the young person'may be considered to have been embodied in Miss Podsnap, his daughterThe question about everything was, would it bring a blush into the cheek of the young person?
'May the divil choke ye!'says he, pleasant enough, but I knew by the blush he had he was vexed.
Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd; Bid her come forth, Suffer her self to be desir'd, And not blush to be admir'd.
It is difficult to live up to one's poster When I pass my name in large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.
Stranger, pause and ask thyself the question,Canst thou do likewise? If not, with a blush retire.
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