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blush definition

blush (blus̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to become red in the face from shame, embarrassment, or confusion
  2. to be ashamed or embarrassed: usually with at or for
  3. 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

  1. to reveal by blushing
  2. to redden

noun

  1. a reddening of the face, as from shame
  2. a rosy color the blush of youth
  3. blusher (sense )

adjective

rosy blush-pink

Related Forms:

blush Idioms

at first blush

Etymology: orig. ME sense

at first sight; without further consideration

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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