Blush

[blʌʃ]

Definition

(noun.) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty).

(verb.) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; 'The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by'.

(verb.) become rosy or reddish; 'her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air'.

Inputed by Joe--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.

(v. i.) To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.

(v. i.) To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.

(v. t.) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.

(v. t.) To express or make known by blushing.

(n.) A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.

(n.) A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.

Typed by Edwina

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Redden (in the cheeks), color.

n. Reddening (of the cheeks), suffusion of the face.

Editor: Lorna

Definition

n. a red glow on the face caused by shame modesty &c.: any reddish colour: sudden appearance.—v.i. to show shame or confusion by growing red in the face: to grow red.—n. Blush′et (Ben Jonson) a young modest girl.—adj. Blush′ful full of blushes: modest—n. Blush′ing the act of turning red: the appearance of colour upon the cheek.—p.adj. showing blushes: modest.—adv. Blush′ingly.—At the first blush at the first glance.—To put to the blush to cause to blush.

Edited by Albert